Monthly Archives: November 2015

The Eternally Thankful Edition

Slate Money shares what we’re grateful for this year, including insurance, index funds, and … McDonald’s.

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Is Al Gore’s ethical investment company all it’s cracked up to be?

Al Gore has become a salesman, in the latest iteration of his career—and what he’s selling doesn’t emit carbon, dig up blood diamonds or cause cancer.

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Is mobile making media all the same?

As phones grow to become an overwhelming majority of traffic, content has become increasingly aimed at playing the numbers game

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What Is the Greatest Comeback of All Time?

I provide a short squib on Andy Warhol

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The Hidden Danger Edition

Writer Greg Ip on why it’s safer to take risks.

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People flunked this money test because the questions were dumb

Let’s stop asking people questions about interest rates and percentages, and then pretending to be shocked when they don’t give us the answer we’re looking for.

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Marriott won’t pillage your SPG rewards. Here’s why.

This is one of the few mergers I’m optimistic about.

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The Great Debate Edition

Fusion’s Nando Vila throws down with Jordan Weissmann over student loan debt.

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Why Uber should become a car insurer

Once you’re signed up for Uber insurance, you’ll probably pick somebody up once or twice, just to try it out, see how it goes.

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Why we fear technology

“It’s about rendering humans irrelevant. Anxiety about what makes us special. Nostalgia about the way things never were.”

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Yes, Marco Rubio, philosophy matters—and we could use a lot more of it

Any job that doesn’t require thought can be done better by a machine; any job that does require thought can be done better by a philosopher.

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Is buying penny stocks ever a good idea?

I remember when I was a curious 23-year-old. I tried all manner of things, some of them even legal.

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The 2-and-20 Edition

Listen to this episode of Slate Money and you’ll finally understand hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity.

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A conversation with Felix Salmon

At the University of Pennsylvania

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The death of the art gallery has been greatly exaggerated

Rising rents are a symptom of success, more than they are a cause of failure.

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The How the Other Half Banks Edition

Slate Money on payday loans, postal banking, and prepaid debit cards.

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