Archive for September, 2007

The Strategy of Limiting Options: Why Less Can Be More

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

source: antanask via flickr Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions. Consider the following situation: John and Tim are both finishing projects at a consulting company and they are ready to be staffed on new projects. Their skill-sets and work ethics are similar, and both are considered team-players. ...

APR and APY Converter

Monday, September 17th, 2007

I've made spreadsheet that converts an APR to an equivalent APY (and vice versa) to complement my article about the difference between APR and APY. You have to enter a frequency of compounding. Many savings accounts like ING's Orange Savings compound interest monthly. This means you enter 12 for the compounding ...