Comments on: Selection Bias, The Wanting Mind, Bank CDs, and Socially Responsible Investing http://thefinancebuff.com/selection-bias-the-wanting-mind-bank-cds-and-socially-responsible-investing.html like a friend telling you about money ... Wed, 23 May 2012 19:06:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Edward http://thefinancebuff.com/selection-bias-the-wanting-mind-bank-cds-and-socially-responsible-investing.html#comment-2493 Edward Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:56:08 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2009/07/selection-bias-the-wanting-mind-bank-cds-and-socially-responsible-investing.html#comment-2493 Whoa Dude, you aced me: 1998 IBM (remember them?) Aptiva 233K6 64Mb (maxed), W98 and 50k DUN. Re: CDs This is news? Other than the reduction from 10 days to 7, this has been the deal for as long as I can remember. It's no coincidence, I think, that the special offers are an unusual term, like 5, 7, or 9 months. I assumed the banks were counting on the forgetful few. But when you get a notice 30 days in advance, with a form for disposition at maturity and business reply envelope, whose fault is it if you get rolled? Whoa Dude, you aced me: 1998 IBM (remember them?) Aptiva 233K6 64Mb (maxed), W98 and 50k DUN.

Re: CDs
This is news? Other than the reduction from 10 days to 7, this has been the deal for as long as I can remember. It’s no coincidence, I think, that the special offers are an unusual term, like 5, 7, or 9 months. I assumed the banks were counting on the forgetful few. But when you get a notice 30 days in advance, with a form for disposition at maturity and business reply envelope, whose fault is it if you get rolled?

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