Week of 12/8/2021

The November Market recap is live and available here. Commonwealth’s Sam Millette has some other economic data releases showing a fairly typical mix of data. Don’t forget about our webinar, 10 Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid, taking place tomorrow, December 9th, at 5pm ET.

Arthur Brooks is one of our favorite academics. He has written several books, including Love Your Enemies, and was recently featured on the Freakonomics podcast about “How can we Break our Addiction to Contempt?" I think most people would agree that the Mini is a neat little car. Unfortunately, they used poor judgement in designing the “Union Jack” taillights on the US version of the car. After the cold war, the United States struck a deal with Russia to use decommissioned Russian nuclear warheads to fuel US power plants. Twenty-thousand nuclear bombs were converted to peaceful, clean energy. 10% of US electricity is generated from that source. Do you miss Ronald McDonald? McDonald’s officially shelved the mascot due to shifts in marketing strategy and after the 2016 trend of creepy clown sightings. This article reminded us that they used to advertise “McDonaldland” and its unusual residents. In related trivia, there is an abandoned McDonalds floating on a barge in Canada. It has been abandoned for over 30 years after being opened for the 1986 World Expo in Canada.

Ask the Joes® returns next week with a few holiday gift ideas.

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