Mark ShupeThe Moneyball MethodA Middle-Class Manifesto for Objective Investing5 min read·5 days ago----
Mark ShupeCritical Theory of the AbsurdTheatre of the Absurd is the dramatic display of human life in search of purpose. As a genre, it became popular in America and Europe in…9 min read·Apr 15, 2023----
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike Three: Called OutDuring the offseason, prior to the 2002 Major League Baseball season, the Oakland Athletics lost three top talents to free agency. On top…7 min read·Feb 16, 2023----
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike Two: SubmissionEnlightenment icon Sir Francis Bacon said it well, “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” Upon closer examination, this applies to the…8 min read·Jan 31, 2023----
Mark ShupeSocially Responsible Investing Strike One: Kindness That KillsDuring the 20th century’s progressive rock era, the Canadian power trio Rush released their album titled 2112. It was 1976, and its lyrics…7 min read·Jan 26, 2023----
Mark ShupeOn the Causality of FTXThe very existence of FTX (CEO Sam Bankman-Fried) is the effect of a social disease. We live in a society whose dominant morality is…5 min read·Nov 21, 2022--1--1
Mark ShupeAmerica Faces a Mindless Assault on an Essential Virtue — ProductivenessIn November 2018 we launched this series by recognizing our first Poetic Justice Warrior, the classical economist who coined the term…4 min read·Apr 23, 2022----
Mark ShupeLying as a Way of Life: Corruption and Collectivism in AmericaAn eBook Review and Discourse6 min read·Mar 27, 2022----
Mark ShupePutting Emotion Back Into InvestingAccording to the Corporate Finance Institute, Behavioral Finance Theory is based on the premise that individual investors commit errors of…3 min read·Jul 5, 2021----
Mark ShupeOf Black Swans and Contingency PlansAn internet search for April 17, 2007 at onthisday.com reveals that nothing happened. Certainly, nothing as significant as a Black Swan…3 min read·Jul 1, 2021----