Various financial humour

Posted on Dec 31, 2008 in Blog, Finance This is a heap of stuff I’ve come across over the last few months and haven’t bothered posting: Okay the above parody video is pretty funny but the sad thing is that in the video below there is a guy who was fired from Kaupþing (@ 2m50s) which really really really really reminded me of this guy (note he’s no going to give up his...
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New design for hansr.net

Posted on Dec 27, 2008 in Blog I’ve spent the last three days working on a new design for hansr.net. Since I’ve decided to start blogging actively again and this time in English once more I felt it was a good idea to make a more streamlined and interesting design for the site. I started of by installing newer versions of the background systems for the site. I upgraded the blogging system, WordPress from version...
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Last blog in Icelandic – Lífið í London

Posted on Dec 27, 2008 in Blog This will be my last blog in Icelandic for a while…. well most likely permanently. This blog started out in English back in 2005 and then switched to Icelandic in early 2006 after multiple requests to keep the content Icelandic. But since I’m now living in the United Kingdom I have chosen to switch back to English. But for now this is the last blog post in Icelandic and following that...
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Nýjar skilgreiningar á hugtökum fyrir fjármálamarkaði

Posted on Oct 7, 2008 in Finance Gengur nú manna á milli í tölvupóstum: CEO –Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO– Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET — A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET — A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no sex. VALUE INVESTING — The art of buying...
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Best of “Alternative Ideas for Rescue Plans”

Posted on Sep 26, 2008 in Finance Þessi “grein” kom fram þegar rætt var um mögulegar lausnir á núverandi ástandi fjármálamarkaðarins, vel þess virði að lesa. Tekið af [The Big Picture - Alternative Ideas for Rescue Plans] September 25th 2008 Dear Sirs In order to alleviate the current financial market problems, it is important to understand and address the root causes – not just the symptoms and...
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