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Category: Socionomics
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Monday Sept 16 2013 Duck Commander CEO WIllie Robertson addressed some 5,000 at Odessa's mega Crossroads Church. Duck Dynasty is the most watched cable television show ever. And the family's good natured sense of humor coupled with a family focus and faith has struck a chord with millions of Americans. The duckmen and women are…
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Monday June 10, 2013 I have had fun pointing out the success of Lululemon, a purveyor of high priced yoga togs. Some of our female students have taken me seriously when I questioned whether they would be seen in an $18 Target tank top when the $50 Lulu version awaits at the Quarry. This article on…
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Weekend June 8 2013 A Chinese firm, Dalian Wanda, is set to buy British yacht maker Sunseeker for $300 million pounds. In my presentation on socionomics in class this past week I commented that positive social mood drives markets higher. The desire to dislay wealth is a part of this phenonenon. It is interesting that…
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Tuesday April 9 2013 The World Changing Margaret Thatcher by British Historian Paul Johnson. Have you read any of Paul Johnson's books? The American Margaret Thatcher has yet to emerge. Why not I wonder? With a record number of female senators I still fail to see one of real conservative conviction. Where is the person of priciple…
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Thursday March 28 2013 The original Z 28 Camaro was a 1967 offering, right after the top of the bull run in the markets form 1948-1966. It was bare bones and powerful, the perfect ending to an era typified by the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, the Ripchords singing the praises of fast cars. Detroit…
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Socionomics Market tops are accompanied by bold colors and expansive displays of wealth. At the same time fractal negative readings are occurring. We have highlighted many of these the last few days and found a few more worth mentioning In the San Antonio we learn of Bold spring Courageous color, gutsy prints, fearless fabrics — there's…
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Weekend March 2 2013 Socionomics is the predictive social science which holds that internally generated mood determines social action. Environmental Uncertainty is a Branch of management strategy that deals with attempting to discern the future. Social mood at this time is increasingly negative, while positive mood has propelled business start ups and a higher stock…
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Thursday Feb 14 2013 From today's Wall Street Journal Good times bring on inclusionary feelings. On the front page, Broad Trade Deal on Table. The US and the EU are launching a broad trade pact which may 'take two years to work through.' There is no surprise that this would happen at a market high, the…
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Weekend Feb 3 2013 Euan Wilson provides a good explanation of of the study of social mood in this interview. I would like to work with any student interested in exploring how socionomics, the idea that endogenously generated mood affects trends in society. This has particular application in both finance and marketing as well as…
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Wednesday before Black Friday Nov 21 2012 I have posted some or part of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay on gifts the last several Christmas seasons. He wrote these essays from 1830-32. Note the relevance of the first two sentences. Tmes change, people do not. The only gift is a portion of thyself, it is…
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