Top Five Wealth Gainers (in
billions)
1). Jack Ma $29.2 2).
Warren Buffett $13.5 3).
Bill Gates $10.5
4). Mark Zuckerberg $10.5 5).
Patrick Drahi $5.1
Top Five Films
1). Boyhood 2).
Birdman 3). Love is Strange
4). The Grand Budapest Hotel 5).
Interstellar
Top Five Investment Strategies
1). Payoff debt 2).
Invest in a retirement fund
3). Always roll-over IRA 4).
Short on commodities
5). Under 40 years of age: 70% equity, 20% fixed, 10% real
estate
Over 40 years of age: 70% fixed, 20% equity, 10% real estate
Top Five Jack Asses
1). Michele Backmann 2).
Tiger Woods 3). Dick
Cheney
4). Ted Cruz 5).
Pin Ball Wizard
Top Five Books
1). The Third Plate, Dan Barber 2). China’s Second Continent, Howard French
3). Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty
4). The Dog, Jack Livings 5).
The Peripheral, William Gibson
Top Five Internet Hacks
1). Sony 2).
Target 3). The Snub’s
Facebook
4). JP Morgan Chase 5).
Celebgate, Apple’s iCloud
Top Five Political Stories
1). Ferguson 2).
Mid Term Election 3).
Polarization
4). Health Care 5).
Immigration
Top Five Professional Golfers
1). Rory McIIroy 2).
Jordan Spieth 3). Lydia
Ko
4). Michelle Wie 5).
Bernhard Langer
Top Five Television Shows
1). Homeland, Showtime 2).
The Good Wife, CBS
3). Sherlock, BBC 4).
The Americans, FX
5). Mad Men, AMC
Top Five Albums
1). 1989, Taylor Swift 2).
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
3). G I R L , Pharrell Williams 4). Here and Nowhere Else, Cloud Nothings
5). Band of Brothers, Willie Nelson
Top Five Sport Stories
1). Donald Sterling
2). University of Connecticut men and woman national
basketball champions
3). Sochi Winter Olympics 4).
Derek Jeter retirement
5). Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Championship
Top Five World Stories
1). Ebola 2).
ISIS 3). Malaysia
Airlines
4). Crimea/Ukraine 5).
Ferguson
Top Five Populous States (in
millions)
1). California 38.8 2).
Texas 26.9 3).
Florida 19.9
4). New York 19.7 5).
Illinois 12.9
Top Five Hottest Tech Products
1). 1Phone 6 2).
Toshiba Chromebook 2
3). Nokia Lumia 830 4).
LG G Watch R 5). Philips
Hue Beyond
BIRTHDAYS
THIS WEEK – Birthday wishes and thoughts this week to: LeBron James
(30), Gayle King (60), Maggie Smith (80).
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL PICK OF THE WEEK – Rose Bowl
Game: Thursday 1/1, 5:00 PM ET, ESPN: #2 Oregon Ducks (12-1) vs.
#3 Florida State Criminals (13-0). The Ducks are too much for the parolees, 32
– 24. Season
to date (11-7)
NFL
PICK OF THE WEEK – Sunday 1/4, 4:40 PM ET, Fox: Detroit Lions
(11-5) vs. Dallas Cowboys (12-4). Another short playoff season for the Lions;
Boys 28 Lions 17. Season
to date (12-5)
THE
SWAMI’S WEEK TOP PICKS –
(NFL, Jan. 3) Arizona Cardinals (11-5) 17 at Carolina Panthers (7-8-1) 21
(NCAA football, Jan. 1) #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) 40 vs. #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) 20
(NCAA hockey, Jan. 3) Union Dutchmen (10-7-1) 2 at #1 Boston University Terriers
(11-3-2) 5
(NHL, Jan. 3) Montreal Canadians (22-11-2) 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins (22-8-5) 3
Season
to date (79 - 67)
MARKET WEEK/DRIVING THE WEEK – U.S. stock futures were lower heading into the final three
trading days of the year after the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs
on Friday. European markets were mostly lower as the Greek presidential
election failed, setting up snap elections.
Indonesian authorities say they presume the
missing Air Asia flight 8501 with 162 on board has crashed into the Java Sea.
An international search for the Airbus A320 has flagged an oil slick and
floating objects in the area, but officials cannot confirm either is connected
to the disappearance.
German insurer Allianz (ALV-DE) confirmed it
was the lead reinsurer to the missing plane, making it the third major airline
accident it has been involved in this year. It also insured Malaysia Airlines
flight MH370, which disappeared in March, and flight MH17, which was shot down
over Ukraine.
Oil prices rose on Monday morning as clashes
in Libya stoked worries about supply from the OPEC member. Fighting in the
country caused a fire at its main export terminal that led to the loss of 800,000
barrels of crude.
Russia's economy shrank sharply in November as
Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices combined to inflict the first
contraction in GDP since October 2009. The Economy Ministry said the country’s
gross domestic product shrank 0.5 percent last month.
Next
week: 2015 The Swami Says
Until Next Monday, Happy
New Year!
Claremont, CA
December 29, 2014
#V-36-246
CARTOON
OF THE WEEK – 2014 by M. Wuerker
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