Everybody's Lying to You

Re:Everybody's Lying to You by ilitirit on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @07:41AM (#616587)

> one-half of 1% per year

What's the intent here? Why not say "0.5% annually"? And why do people say "one-half"? Is this typical of economics journalism?

[edit] The whole sentence seems redundant anyway.

the average annual investment return from 1950-2000 was less than one-half of 1% per year

"annual investment return" implies "per year" and vice versa.

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Re:Everybody's Lying to You by pchristensen on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @09:21AM (#616711)

There are four numbers (1950, 2000, one-half, 1%) between annual and per year. Even though it's redundant, it makes it easier to read. A big part of Motley Fool's appeal is the accessibility of their writing and explanation.

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Re:Everybody's Lying to You by ilitirit on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @09:27AM (#616722)

I'm not sure if they would have put it like that themselves though. They extracted the quote from USA Today.

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