Archive for September, 2008

The Crummey trust and game theory: understanding the grim trigger strategy

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

My friend never broke curfew during high school. The consequences were too dire. His parents had threatened to cut off his allowance and scale back on helping him pay for college. Years later I would recognize the parents’ strategy as an important game theory concept. They were playing what is known ...

Which investment news is worthwhile?

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

These days it is not much fun to read about the markets. So I think it's important to keep a good sense of humor. On that note, today I share a light story from one of my previous email newsletters (you can sign up here). Friend: I can't believe it. ...