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# August 22, 2017
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/august-22-2017/
- Published: 2017-08-22T12:00:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:19:26.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement, Shipping, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

Perspective

WSJ - Daily Shot: Business Insider - Most Popular Food Restaurants by State 8/21

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_business-insider-most-popular-food-restaurants-by-state_8-21-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fbusiness-insider-most-popular-food-restaurants-by-state%5F8-21-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[Bloomberg - How Far Does $1 Million Go in Retirement - Suzanne Woolley 8/21](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/how-far-does-1-million-savings-go-in-retirement-state-by-state?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg_where-1million-goes-the-farthest-in-retirement_8-21-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg%5Fwhere-1million-goes-the-farthest-in-retirement%5F8-21-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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[Bloomberg View - Trump-Friendly Idaho Doesn't Put America First - Matthew Winkler 8/18](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-18/trump-friendly-idaho-doesn-t-put-america-first?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

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Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice

[The Registry - McNellis: Hollowing out the Museum - John McNellis 8/21](http://news.theregistrysf.com/mcnellis-hollowing-museum/?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "(Housing) Density is like heaven: everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die."

[FT - Will China buy Saudi Aramco - Nick Butler 8/20](https://www.ft.com/content/0141ef20-0e4f-3b1b-b48e-d3c3c5a17968?desktop=true&conceptId=69d111b9-f677-3542-bb5d-8c5870074da1&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8&ref=thejanusobserver.com#myft:notification:daily-email:content:headline:html)

Markets / Economy

[FT - More companies sell bonds to fund pension obligations - Eric Platt 8/20](https://www.ft.com/content/46ce7bfe-8444-11e7-94e2-c5b903247afd?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "This is a Goldilocks moment for companies who want to fund their pensions given the hunger for yield and attractive returns today." \- Owais Rana, Conning (an investment management company)

Real Estate

[Bloomberg - Manhattan Gets $20,000-a-Month Homes for New Breed of Seniors - Oshrat Carmiel 8/21](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/manhattan-gets-20-000-a-month-homes-for-new-breed-of-seniors?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

Shipping

WSJ - Daily Shot: Baltic Dry Index 8/18

- Enough consolidation has occurred to the point that shipping costs are back up.

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