Since the turn of the century, gyrations in the financial markets have brought to light the risk that one is burdened with when investing in stocks. After hitting an all-time high in early 2000, the S&P 500 lost over a third of its value in two years. It recovered the loss only to fall again in 2008, but this time the crash was even worse. In just seventeen months the S&P 500 plummeted 57% An investment made in 2000 was only worth half its original value nine years later. One is left wondering, "is there a way to invest in stocks that will allow me to make money without keeping me awake at...

On August 16, 1992 Moses Kiptanui of Kenya broke Said Aouita's world record for 3,000m by running 7:28.96. Kiptanui's record run ended a three year drought in the distance events and signaled a deluge of ever improving records over the next 13 years. Between that day in August and the end of 2005 there would be 47 World Records set at standard distances ranging from 800m to the Marathon. Adding Indoor World Records brings the total to 67, and that still doesn't include records set at esoteric distances such as the 1 Hour Run. The record setters hailed from 8 different countries and total 20...