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    Average management fee

    you should be more concerned about whether the agent is getting a good price than whether he charges 4% or 6%, there's much more money at stake. for example, stephen levitt, in freakonomics: "you shouldn't rely upon the real estate salesperson you hire to sell your home for the best price...
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    The Sopranos

    my god, that episode was so awesome, cant wait for the finale. that must be the only tv episode that i ever have or will watch over again immediately after ive seen it
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    P-Plate Restrictions

    so you're one of those dumbasses that sits right on 60 or 80 on a highway that slows everyoen behind them. i think an immediate ban from speeding is a bit much, but i dont really care, ive been a green p plater for like a year
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    The Sopranos

    heh, god i loved the last episode. after tony hears about coco and meadow, he's going out and carmella's like, "where are you going" and he's like, i have to go to a meeting, with this look of sheer malice on his face. looks like there'll be an all out brawl, the tension has escalated to...
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    secondhand vs new laptop

    buy a new one, get a good brand, spend 1200 and get a dual core, dont cheap out and get a $900 celeron and itll last a good 4 years. if the 2nd hand one shits itself you arent covered by warranty at all, new ones have a one year warranty
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    Most ANNOYING things when Driving

    sometimes when its dark i'll find the exact amount of pressure that causes the break lights to turn on and wiggle my foot so it blinks like crazy in the person behind me's eyes.
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    The Coalition in peril? Howard to be dumped?

    yeah but flourescent lightbulbs piss me off, feel like autopsy lights
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    moving to usa

    only if its a good uni, but the payment factor is probably the biggest obstacle to american unis. but if its iv league then go for it
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    Help me with my career... please!

    move to sydney perhaps, much bigger than melbourne in equities/ all finance.
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    JPMorgan Portfolio Competition

    takeover rumour for AGM, could be BS, tho it doesnt look that expensive now.
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    JPMorgan Portfolio Competition

    clawed my way back to 50, i need a stock to make me some serious cash, 10g's at least. otherwise i cant get into the top 10 :( surely there is some kind of commendation for the top 50/100 or 20 at least? maybe they give you there name to the hr department, what dyou reckon?
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    Rules for Customers

    computer salesperson at one of the large electronics stores/ harveynorman/binglee/jb hifi don't ask for a discount on some piece of shit $50 sonique sound system that will break in 1 week, have you no shame. dont hand me large wads of cash in attempt to close a deal don't freak out...
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    JPMorgan Portfolio Competition

    :wave: insider trading much? could just be dumb luck tho
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    JPMorgan Portfolio Competition

    was at 40 3 days ago, now at 200 :( i'm all mining/uranium stocks, no diversification at all. meh, itll reverse
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    It's the economy, stupid?

    74% increase in education spending over 11 years, big fucking whoop. economics professor Joshua Gans on the 2007 budget: there's probably been a 140% increase in defence spending since 1996, it now sits at over 20 billion dollars, whereas education is only 18. In the 2007 budget the...
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    It's the economy, stupid?

    the national reform agenda (the reduction of tariffs which keating advanced) has barely been continued, there are still high tariffs in the car industry. The rest are fairly minimal and negligible more political wankery, nothing like the floating of the dollar or anything signicant like a...
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    It's the economy, stupid?

    Most people that talk about the economy in a political context don't know wtf they are talking about. When people say that the howard govt. is doing an awesome job of managing the economy, they are wrong. The RBA "manages" the economy, and is completely separate to the government. However...
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    oral / fingering and STDs

    heh, there went your credibility
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    oral / fingering and STDs

    you forget developing countries like africa
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    BRW Top 100 Accounting Firms 2006

    Re: BRW Top 100 accounting firms well thats stupid, commerce uai at unsw/usyd is 95ish, and you can do law at macquarie for like the same amount, or less.
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