It's Carnival review time here at Political Calculations(TM) again, and Mondays are becoming a problem since both the Carnival of the Capitalists (CotC) and the Carnival of Personal Finance (CPF) appear on the same day! Plus, since Political Calculations contributes to both Carnivals, discrimination just isn't possible! That said, here are the best posts of the week from the CotC, hosted this week at Multiple Mentality:
- Looking for good business advice? J.S. Logan has the best revenue growth tip you'll ever receive - keep your existing customers (hear *that* cable company?!!!) and offers six suggestions for doing so.
- Economist James Hamilton of Econbrowser looks at recent employment statistics and wonders why his fellow economists are wringing their hands.
- Are we entering a dark age of innovation? That's the question consuming David St. Lawrence of Ripples.
- JLP of All Things Financial (linked above) shows how to to the math for calculating an annual rate of return on an investment. Of course, regular vistors to Political Calculations(TM) know they may use the tools at this site to do something very much like JLP's simple math, and even a small portfolio containing up to five separate investments with different rates of return!
- Thinking about starting a business? The best business post of the week is at Smart Money Daily, where Jon offers The Business Plan That Always Works.
- Consumerism Commentary offers some provoking thoughts of whether GM's Employee Discount pricing program is a good deal for consumers.
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