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[darth_cabal]

Who can I beg, bribe, or bully into satisfying my curiosity? My econ project is/was on the rationality of investing habits in the US, and this won't be included in the paper, but I'm curious as to people's philosophies/knowledge. Though this poll (and the paper) is geared towards the US, I would be interested in non-US input, assuming the

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[quintos]

I clicked fun answers and/or didn't read about what I was doing! Huzzah!

[darth_cabal]

Thaaaaanks.

[quintos]

I'm useful! Yaaaaaaaaay!

[darth_cabal]

Damn. I wish there were a way to edit polls.

"Blue chip" stocks actually aren't internet stocks. They are some of the top-rated stocks for their ability to yield dividends in good times and bad, and are usually some of the larger, better-established companies and generally follow the prices of the S&P500 pretty closely. I wanted to change that question to S&P 500 stocks because I thought that was clearer and because the info I have is more specifically S&P, but...

I also worded the inflation question incorrectly. The US inflation rate tends to hover just over 3%. Compounded for 30 years, prices would increase 200%, which would make them 300% of the original price. Der. I guess I should proofread my polls. :-/

[raven_feathers]

can you rewrite this poll for non-econ students? :D j/k

[darth_cabal]

LOL I'll post a more comprehensive explanation at the end of the day. ^_^

[tesseract_5]

whoo! for good econ test results.

We tried to pursuade the dean of students at Carleton to hold an optional schoolwide investing seminar as part of a life-skills series. Seminars would include things like bike repair, basic car knowledge (how to change a tire and buy a used car) and stuff.

oh well. I obviously could have used the investment skills seminar, as I'm still in the "stick my head in the sand" school of finance. I've even taken 3 econ classes in grad school, but alas it was all micro econ.

[darth_cabal]

I wish more schools would offer such practical education.