Edward J. Strafaci ~ Academic Blog

Oh My... this scene is LOADED with life lessons! Reflection - classic rewind in the "mind's eye" and how you look at everything you did wrong (by design we have a negative bias; learn this!). The voice over from "Harry"; talking about making judgements on "what we see" (physical).... and yet confidence (an emotion) is the key. So... are you teaching emotional skills to build confidence even when the physical falls short? www.ParrishTaylor.com

Property Class The IRS has divided every imaginable type of business property — from race horses to tugboats — into nine classes. Each class is named for its useful lifetime. Here are the nine classes and examples of the types of property they cover: 3-year property – race horses, rent-to-own property 5-year property – automobiles, computers 7-year property – office furniture, agricultural machinery 10-year property – boats, fruit trees 15-year property – restaurants, gas stations 20-year property – farm buildings, municipal sewers 25-year property – water treatment facilities Residential rental property – rental apartments or homes Nonresidential real property – office buildings or stores Reference: Roos, Dave  (n.d.)  How to use IRS Depreciation Tables   Retrieved on February 9, 2019 from https://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/personal-income-taxes/how-to-use-irs-depreciation-tables.htm

Play defense in this stock market with ‘factor’ investing - MarketWatch

Formula and where to find metrics for the CAPM. For the CAPM= Rf(Risk free rate or the yield on the 10 year Treasury) + ( Beta* (Market ROR ( See 1/ Price Earnings Ratio of the Dow Jones or 1/18 = approximately 5.5%)-RF)) Site for 10 yr treasury= https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/bond/tmubmusd10y?countrycode=bx Site for Dow P/E= http://www.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3021-peyield.html