Lisa Kramer
@lisakramer.com
Financial economist musing on behavioural finance, behavioral economics, emotion, markets, risk, pensions, humans, & animals.
Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Joint Sponsors, UPP
Board of Directors, UTAM & We Animals
http://www.lisakramer.com
Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
Joint Sponsors, UPP
Board of Directors, UTAM & We Animals
http://www.lisakramer.com
TIL it’s called a contronym, contranym, or Janus word. It is also known as a enantiosemy, enantionymy, antilogy, or autoantonymy.
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Contronym - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
TIL it’s called a contronym, contranym, or Janus word. It is also known as a enantiosemy, enantionymy, antilogy, or autoantonymy.
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Phew, that’s a lot of words. I wonder if any of them are themselves contronyms!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Oooh, I love words like that. Another:
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oooh, I love words like that. Another:
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
Sanction: a threatened penalty for disobeying (i.e., a form of disapproval)
Sanction: approval
Nice batch! I would be tempted to turn some of them into fried green tomatoes.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Nice batch! I would be tempted to turn some of them into fried green tomatoes.
From the article:
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From the article:
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
“Here’s how it works: If someone delays CPP/QPP past 60 but dies before the higher benefits “catch up,” their estate receives a one-time payment for the missed amount. In plain language: If you delay and die early, the guarantee ensures you don’t lose out.”
👍 Don’t stop! I’ve read and recommend the book on the left. My co-authors and I have a paper that cites it a lot. We’ll be presenting it at the 2026 ASSA / AEA meetings.
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My co-authors and I are happy to have our paper "Intergenerational Race-Based Trauma and Financial Market Participation" included in the session "Investigating Racial Inequality through Historical Data and Events", where we are joined by three great papers on that theme.
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
👍 Don’t stop! I’ve read and recommend the book on the left. My co-authors and I have a paper that cites it a lot. We’ll be presenting it at the 2026 ASSA / AEA meetings.
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Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, author of the article above, will host a national briefing on the Pension Delay Guarantee reform proposal for the CPP/QPP during a webinar at noon on Nov. 24 2025.
Registration: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: National Briefing on the Pension Delay Guarantee for the CPP/QPP. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Too many Canadians are retiring—or nearing retirement—without the financial security needed to maintain their expected standard of living. The Baby Boom generation—the largest in Canadian history—is e...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, author of the article above, will host a national briefing on the Pension Delay Guarantee reform proposal for the CPP/QPP during a webinar at noon on Nov. 24 2025.
Registration: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration: torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The least you could do is calculate a Lagrange multiplier
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The least you could do is calculate a Lagrange multiplier
Peridot: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridot
Peridot - Wikipedia
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November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Peridot: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridot
All of the greens (but not peridot): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_...
Shades of green - Wikipedia
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November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
All of the greens (but not peridot): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_...