Here is an assortment of articles that I found useful around the net. Peruse through them and maybe you would find them useful too. Some are related to the markets, some to general productivity and some to geo-political. A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Gets It Very, Very Wrong On Seasonal Adjustment – This is so wrong that it’s…

Noted for your Friday morning procrastinations or ruminations – take your pick. Here are some of the things that I found interesting around the net that you too may find interesting. Some are related to the market, some to geo-politics and some are for fun. I Was Alabama’s Top Judge. I’m Ashamed by What I Had to…

Rubio-Lee tax plan eliminates deductions and ties large, small business rates -Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced a plan that would establish two individual tax rates — 15% for incomes up to $75,000 and 35% for earnings above that level — and would eliminate all tax deductions except those for mortgage…

The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires drillers to calculate the value of their oil reserves every year using average prices from the first trading days in each of the previous 12 months. Because oil didn’t start its freefall to about $45…

Here is a reading list for your Tuesday morning procrastinations. As usual some are pertinent to the market and investing and some are not. But, hopefully, you will find all of these interesting.  Going to the Dogs – Like Wiggles, the “home breed” blue ribbon winner, there’s a similar contest going on in global financial markets…

Noted for your Monday breakfast mulling. Here is what I came across the net over the weekend and on Monday morning. Hope you will find these useful. Janet Yellen meets with conservatives – Lonegan also said Friday that in conjunction with the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming this year, a group of conservative economists…