Comments on: Will We Still Be Investing in 2110, and What Will Markets Look Like in 100 yrs? http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/ Canadian Dividend Stocks and DRIP Investing for Dividend Growth and Cashflow Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:18:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt S http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Matt S Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:51:27 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3288 @MoneyEnergy I agree. The big questions will not be whether technology will change the world, but how we'll allow it to change the world. The law of unintended consequences will alter any decision. @MoneyEnergy
I agree. The big questions will not be whether technology will change the world, but how we’ll allow it to change the world.
The law of unintended consequences will alter any decision.

]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 MoneyEnergy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:13:33 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3287 @Matt S - You're right, they're definitely not "wild" enough - but we can never actually fill in all of those wild details so far in advance - these are just the really broad trends in which we are going to see a lot of change. Of course molecular engineering (I did mention nanotech!) isn't "sci-fi." The real question is one of ethics and discrimination. Just because we can do X doesn't mean we should X (or all the time or in all cases of f(X)). But one has to have a fair degree of intelligence to comprehend that and it's not clear that as a species we have all achieved that, unfortunately. @Matt S – You’re right, they’re definitely not “wild” enough – but we can never actually fill in all of those wild details so far in advance – these are just the really broad trends in which we are going to see a lot of change. Of course molecular engineering (I did mention nanotech!) isn’t “sci-fi.” The real question is one of ethics and discrimination. Just because we can do X doesn’t mean we should X (or all the time or in all cases of f(X)). But one has to have a fair degree of intelligence to comprehend that and it’s not clear that as a species we have all achieved that, unfortunately.

]]> By: Matt S http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 Matt S Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:35:03 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3284 This is interesting. Your predictions, like Kevin mentions, might not be extreme enough, believe it or not. We've been hashing this out a lot, calling it The Wealth Singularity. I'm wondering, for instance, what effect molecular engineering and 3-D replication machines, which aren't as Sci-Fi as you'd think, will have on an economy, like China's. China is basically the world's factory. If those small items can now be produced hyper-locally, how will that change the picture? We've done some experimenting with artificial intelligence trading systems. Certainly not perfected. But, if you edit out the human urge for bubbles and bursts, could this make the markets more efficient? Anyways. I don't have all the answers, but it's sure interesting to think and speculate about. This is interesting.
Your predictions, like Kevin mentions, might not be extreme enough, believe it or not.
We’ve been hashing this out a lot, calling it The Wealth Singularity.
I’m wondering, for instance, what effect molecular engineering and 3-D replication machines, which aren’t as Sci-Fi as you’d think, will have on an economy, like China’s. China is basically the world’s factory. If those small items can now be produced hyper-locally, how will that change the picture?
We’ve done some experimenting with artificial intelligence trading systems. Certainly not perfected. But, if you edit out the human urge for bubbles and bursts, could this make the markets more efficient?
Anyways. I don’t have all the answers, but it’s sure interesting to think and speculate about.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Kevin Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:22:19 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3281 Interesting thing to think about... I think we will see insane changes just over the next 20 years, let alone the next 100! Interesting thing to think about…

I think we will see insane changes just over the next 20 years, let alone the next 100!

]]> By: AJocelyn http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 AJocelyn Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:32:52 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3280 Harold Simmons and his company, Waste Control Specialists, are building a nuclear waste storage facility directly over the Ogallala Aquifer and two other aquifers in Texas. This could pose a very real threat to vital water resources. Acknowledging the importance of natural resources in our economic future, how can we let this happen? Harold Simmons and his company, Waste Control Specialists, are building a nuclear waste storage facility directly over the Ogallala Aquifer and two other aquifers in Texas. This could pose a very real threat to vital water resources. Acknowledging the importance of natural resources in our economic future, how can we let this happen?

]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 MoneyEnergy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:18:42 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3279 I think we'll see increased volatility as more markets come online in developing areas, and techniques are developed - such as more high-frequency trading from mobile phones, etc. - which will either exacerbate or just continue current volatility, which is increasing. Markets will be more complex and even less predictable - perhaps we'll see new trends emerging from the data - the technical analytic perspective would be interesting to hear! I think we’ll see increased volatility as more markets come online in developing areas, and techniques are developed – such as more high-frequency trading from mobile phones, etc. – which will either exacerbate or just continue current volatility, which is increasing. Markets will be more complex and even less predictable – perhaps we’ll see new trends emerging from the data – the technical analytic perspective would be interesting to hear!

]]> By: Craig http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2010/01/future-of-investing-next-century-next-100-years/comment-page-1/#comment-3278 Craig Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/?p=4612#comment-3278 People will still be investing regardless always looking for a way to beat the system or just earn a little bit more of compound interest. I think more people will be safer with their practices opposed to finding the next hot stock. People will still be investing regardless always looking for a way to beat the system or just earn a little bit more of compound interest. I think more people will be safer with their practices opposed to finding the next hot stock.

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