<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:11:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Portefolio Diversification - Why it's so important and how it works!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk I've talked about Risk in a previous post, and how we can minimize our chances of failure using Insurance. When it comes to investments, both of these concepts must be considered when building a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/portefolio-diversification-why-it-s-so-important-and-how-it-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/portefolio-diversification-why-it-s-so-important-and-how-it-works</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 21:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WNQdG5JgTMZsAijGvBtadjxzeSuMnDVYpD3sGJ2AiJ9JrcJcaptiw1CdyMKQjcoXiesC3pPEnVTGVbeaNgTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disasters and Insurance - Protecting ourselves from the Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disaster Insurance Disasters are, sadly, a common occurrence in our world. As such, many tools have been created to protect people from the consequences of disasters, such as Insurance. In this post, I'm]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/disasters-and-insurance-protecting-ourselves-from-the-worse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/disasters-and-insurance-protecting-ourselves-from-the-worse</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 10:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcX34LjytguEEeNnzETY6FLLrRKzhGjUeo2oZWDmCCZGdUQiNEHAvRhY5j1c3GWg2qeCj5jRpekjavaFHh4yxurY4YF4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The problems with Insurance - Moral Hazard and Selection Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance I talked about Insurance in my last post, but, in short, you can think of it as any imaginable way of minimizing risk, either by doing it yourself or by paying a company to do it for you. The]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/the-problems-with-insurance-moral-hazard-and-selection-bias</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/the-problems-with-insurance-moral-hazard-and-selection-bias</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPiTfejpxrc5E2cGmCziqKbU5Au3Hn248QV17UZYNu7KfKZ2FiveYUHYNrf3xWf6mjsdg5U6yHi8p2SusqZjAh8nGbBvJmXj6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventing Risk - How Insurance Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk Just like we saw in my last post, every single decision we make carries with it some risk. So, how can we minimize the chances that bad outcomes will materialize? 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That said,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/risk-why-nothing-is-risk-free-and-how-to-compare-different-risks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/risk-why-nothing-is-risk-free-and-how-to-compare-different-risks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329iJntrj6nTtzHuLBHddyunaFHqu9ZXX24bqqQCjyr3hQASCnKHLuZoUsAHXyNJiEQxCAY9rzfT3TmLkzjW9cCV6yxZ5XpZHx8LHL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finance is a Tool - What does that mean for Society?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance We have explored Finantial Markets in an earlier post. Now, we'll cover it again, but this time analyzing how it impacts us all, even if we aren't, apparently, connected or dependent on the Markets.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/finance-is-a-tool-what-does-that-mean-for-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/finance-is-a-tool-what-does-that-mean-for-society</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6Hix7w4hQkYo4yk9r4uqPTqYw34Gnroer94KbRJwr5nNMhU2wY4rZiXP5Yu6ZwvGujFzGRu3fdhER3uTKrace9xGuYqxKCyft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your Happiness can't increase forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happiness As we have explored in my last post, happiness is influenced by many factors, namely material and psychological ones. 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But, with psychology getting better at explaining why we do things, we came to understand]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/happiness-and-money-how-does-money-influence-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/happiness-and-money-how-does-money-influence-happiness</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zNcfq3HJTQkC99XgynaLK7MEPbueyK4DYJ9U5uujYzzpMe8ueqqMtk19WynyEuVBUZ3TQ3i9rc8EJzQjpQA8FDYgAn3JcuFDNY4uMXZmVcsmwf1jL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How effective is Foreign Aid? - Is it worth it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Aid Foreign Aid is international help sent by richer countries to developing countries. It is intended to help them grow and invest in their own economies' modernization and industrialization.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/how-effective-is-foreign-aid-is-it-worth-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/how-effective-is-foreign-aid-is-it-worth-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn5Ssyeen5e15gJL4ovzd7wgqR52x8s8qriLbZayTZNYcdPBzyNMhbaFnxRu16MHrV3sEBq2hg7ukh9ZaZrhELER3655cPnbHHnrLWuExDLKVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do immigrants affect the economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration People migrate inside their own countries and between countries for various reasons, the main one being to simply try to have a better life. 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What do you think 🤔]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/y6m7ikp9vremb6l2jo9lqa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/y6m7ikp9vremb6l2jo9lqa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAB5Ux7nxKmLo6yLyEJT6Jt5yhNCUpGN5BYkm4yVK3o4MWHd3cibQNoC8hj61wN5PRnu2M?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do taxes exist??]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taxes Taxes have been a part of human society from the beginning of time, from the Roman Empire to the Egyptians. But, nowadays, what purpose do they serve, beyond just "raising money for the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/why-do-taxes-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/why-do-taxes-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zPUnqc4Uxf9XtBMeVRbvKLmFoiHk5qCZ1evVZ3JqsW8CvyCqrMCTB8kFFZcY1tBZoFJWCCLJ112SuwCkrFeYWMs5PUqvDUq5w61RVz3HumNFGLY1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans live longer! Now what?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longer lives It's no surprise that the average lifespan of a human has been increasing in recent decades. That said, what are the main problems with increasing Earth's population? Inequality First off,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/pj7nn-humans-live-longer-now-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/pj7nn-humans-live-longer-now-what</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5GPZT7c7sTqMBQ28cvmMbiaYZ8JsnyeULzaprGxU7hEoQKbaKHmxp5rqiNoZ6neanVvkijMgjSnAXV9RGGv5vvhHE1VxpeGLRj5tSioAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reduced to ashes.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/humans-live-longer-now-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/humans-live-longer-now-what</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:29:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does Universal Heath care work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Universal Health Care Whether you agree with it or not, Universal Health Care is common in our world. But how can a Government guarantee that every citizen has access to health facilities? No silver bullet]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/how-does-universal-heath-care-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@retaliatorr/how-does-universal-heath-care-work</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[retaliatorr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HkuuhktkbgEuw6zkpT6vMKM8fZSk1bJxHXzbqPjva9pJPby88xkBfBX4kjUWNvdLFig9kMtCdEgkTK3NbAjSiDTYTQgBmux2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are salaries decided?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salaries The salary can be thought of as the agreed price between a buyer and a seller. The buyer is a company, who buys Work from the seller, their new employee. 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