Twenty-somethings have a tendency to think that they need their lives figured out by 30, which can cause panic if their 30th birthday rolls around and their greatest aspirations seem far out of reach.

But there are plenty of success stories that prove otherwise — from celebrity chef Julia Child, who wrote her first cookbook at 50, to writer Harry Bernstein, who authored countless rejected books before getting his first hit at 96.

Scroll down to get some inspiration from those whose careers show it's never too late.

Stan Lee created his first hit comic title, "The Fantastic Four," just shy of his 39th birthday. In the next few years, he created the legendary Marvel Universe, whose characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men became American cultural icons.

Gary Heavin was 40 when he opened the first Curves fitness center in 1992, which ended up becoming one of the fastest-growing franchises of the '90s.

Vera Wang was a figure skater and journalist before entering the fashion industry at age 40. Today she's one of the world's premier women's designers.

When Markus Persson, or "Notch," as he's known in the gaming community, created Minecraft in 2009, he had no idea how drastically it would change his life. 

The game, which allows players to build and interact with an easy-to-use, Lego-like digital environment, has been downloaded more than 100 million times.

And after Microsoft bought Mojang, the studio responsible for creating Minecraft, Persson's net worth soared to an estimated $1.5 billion. 

"Well, on one hand I don’t mind having loads of money at all,"he said in a Reddit AMA in 2013. "On the other, it’s a bit strange that I can create something once and keep getting paid over and over and over for it. If you build a car, you can only sell it once. If you paint a fence, you only get paid for it once. If you create a piece of software that’s essentially free to reproduce, you can keep getting paid over and over perpetually."

Notch leads a lifestyle to match his newfound wealth, one that's filled with private jets, EDM concerts, and multimillion-dollar mansions.

Persson was born on June 1, 1979 in Edsbyn, a rural town north of Stockholm. He taught himself to code and was hired as a programmer at a web-design company when he was just 18.

Source: Rolling Stone

It took him just a week to design Minecraft, which explains the crude appearance of the game's graphics. "I just wanted to make a game that could make enough money to make another game," he told Rolling Stone. Notch released the alpha version of Minecraft in May of 2009. As time went on, he added more and more features to the game, allowing players to build and explore increasingly complicated Lego-style worlds.

Source: Forbes

Even before it was released as a full game, Minecraft was a huge hit. In September 2010, Persson and best friend Jakob Porser founded a video game company they called Mojang, to help them develop Minecraft and other games. Carl Menneh was brought on as CEO.

Source: Forbes

Nowadays, most of us sign our names on checks and documents in plain ol’ cursive.

But some signatures are way better than others, whether they’re elaborate illustrations, cool designs, or simply gorgeous handwriting.

In honor of National Handwriting Day, we’ve chosen the 17 famous people with the coolest signatures in all of history. Keep scrolling to see the signatures, from legendary Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona to German artist Albrecht Dürer.

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The iPhone has become the camera of choice for some professional photographers. 

From portraits to landscape photos and fine art images, photographers are using the iPhone to create excellent works of art. 

Some photos were taken with the iPhone's native camera while others were shot using apps like Camera+. 

Here's a look at some of the best iPhone photography out there. 

Brandon Kidwell is a mobile photographer based in Jacksonville, Florida. He uses an iPhone 5 for most of his work, such as the photo shown below.

Kidwell uses apps like Camera+, Snapseed, VSCOCam, and Union App the most when shooting and editing, he told Business Insider.

For some of his complex photos, he uses apps like Mextures and Filterstorm.

The tallest building in the world stands at 2,717 feet, sometimes soaring above the clouds.

It's amazing to think human beings crafted these seemingly gravity-defying, modern marvels of engineering.

Still, what's most impressive above some of these skyscrapers is the view from the top.

Using Worldcam, a search engine that lets you discover the latest Instagram photos taken around the world, we found pictures snapped from the observation decks of the 15 tallest buildings.

15. Princess Tower – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Morning Dubai 🍀🍄#dubai #dubaimall #dubaimarina

A photo posted by ParisC (@ameliapond717) on Jun 8, 2014 at 7:41pm PDT

13. Jin Mao Tower – Shanghai, China

#shanghai

A photo posted by Sandra Who? (@sandelii) on May 2, 2014 at 2:14am PDT

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Shanghai City! #china #shanghai #shootergram #city #buildings #clouds #sky #powerup #day #light #cool #amazing

A photo posted by PowerUpTimelapse (@patrickpowerup) on Mar 24, 2014 at 12:56pm PDT

12. Trump International Hotel and Tower* – Chicago, United States

Good morning!! Sorry for the bad picture windows only get washed 4 times a year... #trumptowerproblems #Chicago Perfect day to explore with @mickaloaf_29 if he ever wakes up.....

A photo posted by Victor Olavarri (@yousaltyd0g) on Jan 17, 2015 at 7:03am PST

*Trump International Hotel and Tower doesn't have an observational deck, as the top floors are residences. This is the highest view we could find.

China has a complicated relationship with golf. 

The sport was banned under Mao in the 1940s through the ‘80s for being a millionaires’ hobby. It wasn’t until 1984 that the first golf course in China was even constructed, and then 20 years later in 2004, building new golf courses was banned.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped developers from doing it anyway. In 2004 there were 176 courses, and now 10 years and one moratorium later, there are over 1,000. 

One of the first and certainly the largest is the Mission Hills Golf Club. Comprising two resorts in Shenzhen and Gongguan, it is the largest golf club in the world with 12 courses, all designed by famous golfers.

Mission Hills also built Mission Hills Haiku, another luxury golf club located on the resort island of Hainan — one of the only places in China exempt from the ban on building new golf courses.

Between these three wellness resorts, Mission Hills has hosted 100 international tournaments and sprawls across 15.5 square miles. Mission Hills Golf Club is the “World’s Largest Golf Club” and Mission Hills Haiku has the “World’s Largest Spa and Mineral Springs,” according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Though it's located in a country with a hot-and-cold relationship with golf, Mission Hills Group has designed some incredible courses.

Welcome to Mission Hills Dongguan club, the first of the Mission Hills golf courses and one of the largest in the world.

Needless to say, it's pretty impressive. This is a view of the clubhouse.

In addition to golf, Dongguan has 51 tennis courts and a professional academy — the largest in Asia.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee is bullish on housing in 2015.

To play the housing recovery, Lee recommended that investors buy homebuilder stocks.

"From 1992 to 2005, homebuilders tracked housing starts pretty closely," Lee wrote in a recent note to clients. "Even the dips and surges were fairly closely tracked. From the 2009 depths, this has continued to hold as well."

Improved household credit will further fuel housing starts in 2015, Lee wrote.

He identified the largest homebuilding stocks based on market cap, and ranked them by their mean implied upside.

NVR Inc.

Ticker: NVR

Market Cap (in millions): $2,837

Implied Upside: -12%

P/E ('15 E): 15.1x

Comment: In the third quarter, net income increased 9% year over year, to $90,152,000.

Source: Fundstrat

Brookfield Residential Properties

Ticker: BRP

Market Cap (in millions): $2,837

Implied Upside: 3%

P/E ('15 E): 13.4x

Comment: Brookfield saw a 58.8% decrease in short interest, or bets the stock price will fall, between November and December.

Source: Fundstrat

M.D.C. Holdings

Ticker: MDC

Market Cap (in millions): $1,216

Implied Upside: 6%

P/E ('15 E): 13.0x

Comment: "While the downward pressure on our margin is disappointing in the short term, the longer-term trend has been positive, with more than 300 basis points of improvement since the low of 2011," CEO Larry Mizel said during the Q3 2014 earnings call. "We believe that the long-term trend will continue to be positive as the volatility we have seen in our industry gives way to a more sustained level of healthy demand."

Source: Fundstrat

The entrance exam for All Souls College at Oxford University has been called the world's hardest test. 

That's because it's nearly impossible to revise for. The questions are abstract and there are no right or wrong answers.

The prize is a 7-year fellowship at Oxford University, which typically goes to two students each year. Only about a one-twentieth of applicants make it to the end.

We spoke to someone who both passed their own All Souls exam and now grades them. Our source gave us the inside track on what examiner's look for. When you're done, check out all the past exam questions here.

Students sit two general papers, and two papers from their specific discipline. It's mostly humanities and social science subjects.

Here's the examiner: "All the best candidates demonstrate a strong command of their subjects, and make compelling arguments in clear prose."

"The scripts that really stand out usually have something more that is striking: flashes of wit, sensitivity to detail, argumentative force."

The collapse of oil prices was one of the major forces that rattled markets in 2014.

And S&P Capital IQ is forecasting that it will continue to be one of the most disruptive forces in 2015.

The firm's Global Markets Intelligence equity research analysts published the most important themes to watch in each of the 10 S&P 500 sectors in 2015. 

Michael Thompson, managing director of the team, told Business Insider: "What we want to do is get people thinking about what's going to be special. People get caught up in price targets and things like that. We’re trying to give people a look forward on what’s really going to be affecting these industries."

Digitization

Sector: Consumer discretionary

Comment: "The increasing use of mobile apps (via both smartphones and tablets) and Internet services will likely have a profound disruption on the consumer discretionary sector, including the media, retail/restaurant, and automobile industry groups, as consumers change the way they consume media as well as how they place orders and receive goods," write S&P Capital IQ's Tuna Amobi and Efraim Levy.

Winners: Companies that are adapting to the ways their customers buy and use their products, including Time Warner Cable, Disney, CBS, Gap, Best Buy, Starbucks, Netflix, Amazon, DISH Network, Verizon, Sony, Macy's, Nordstrom, Target, and Chipotle.

Losers: Cablevision, Charter, and DIRECTV – TV companies that do not have a strategy to counter the threat from streaming services.

Source: S&P Capital IQ

Shifting Demographics

Sector: Consumer staples

Comment: "As the baby boomers age, they--along with many Generation X members and Millennials--are driving increased demand for products that focus on improving health and wellness,"writes S&P Capital IQ's Joseph Agnese. "At the same time, strong demand from immigrants or first-generation Americans for specialty products is turning some niche businesses into national brands."

Winners: Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market, Walmart, CVS Health, Walgreen, Hain Celestial, Tyson and Hormel.

Losers: "In addition to niche food retailers like Whole Foods Market, potential losers may include large packaged-food manufactures such as Campbell Soup, Kellogg, and General Mills; soda companies Coca Cola and Pepsi, and tobacco firms Altria and Reynolds American."

Source: S&P Capital IQ

US Oil Exports

Sector: Energy

Comment: "There is a reasonable chance that U.S. legislators will repeal the 40-year-old ban on exports of U.S. crude oil," writes S&P Capital IQ's Stewart Glickman. "The U.S. is in the midst of an unprecedented surge in crude oil production."

Winners: US crude oil producers including EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, Teekay and Ship Finance Intl.

Losers: Valero Energy, Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum – all US refiners that could be sidestepped if some crude is not processed locally.

Source: S&P Capital IQ

Super Bowl XLIX is fast approaching, and already some of the world's biggest brands are teasing details about the ads they will be running during the big game.

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The commercial breaks are once again set to be a flashy affair, and it's little surprise: Super Bowl 2015 broadcaster NBC is seeking $4.4 million to $4.5 million per 30-second spot, up on the $4 million price tag FOX set last year. Ninety-five percent of the in-game TV ad space has been sold so far.

We're compiling everything you need to know about the commercial side of this year's big game, and we'll keep updating this post right up until Feb. 1, when you can follow our live coverage.

All the brands in this slideshow are organized in alphabetical order for ease of navigation.

Anheuser-Busch

The brewer Anheuser-Busch is going all out once again, this time airing three minutes, 30 seconds of ads during the event.

It has two ads planned for Bud Light, each created by a different agency, and another for Bud, as Adweek details.

• "Lost Dog," has been created by Anomaly and will show how "only your best buds are the ones who always have your back." It acts as the sequel to last year's much-loved "Puppy Love" spot and features a cute canine and the famous Clydesdale horses.
• Another Bud Light spot created by EnergyBBDO is called "Coin" and tells the story of a drinker who plays a life-size Pac Man game. The brand released a teaser, so we know what to expect, on January 16. And it released the full ad on January 21 (watch it below.)
• The final spot is for Bud, which is another Anomaly effort. This ad focuses on how the beer is brewed.

The brewer plans to release each ad online in the week before the game.

Here's the Bud Light "Coin" spot:

Avocados from Mexico

Avocados from Mexico announced in January it would run a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl, but it will keep its TV ad creative under wraps until the game.

The brand will also be creating other marketing opportunities around the football season. That will include social-media activity featuring American TV host Mario Lopez and in-store ads.

In a press release, Avocados from Mexico explained the reasoning behind advertising a warm-weather fruit during the middle of winter: During the month of last year’s Super Bowl, 70 million avocados were sold in the US.

BMW

BMW is returning to the Super Bowl after a four-year hiatus, with a 60-second spot to promote its i3 electric car.

BMW's North American vice president of marketing Trudy Hardy says the company will use the Super Bowl as a platform to "educate" viewers about the benefits of electric cars.

KBS is the agency behind the spot, but we don't have any more details yet about its creative direction.

This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, we caught up with Reid Hoffman, the billionaire venture capitalist and co-founder of LinkedIn, a $28 billion public company.

For the past couple years, Hoffman has been on a quest to teach the workers of the world that they need to think about their careers differently.

"The notion of a career ladder is broken," says Hoffman.

"As a student or as a young professional or even as a midcareer professional you need to look at your career like an entrepreneur looks at building a company."

For example, Hoffman told us this week: "If everyone’s the entrepreneur of their own life, they also have to have a brand." To Hoffman, that means you have to use networks of people you know to burnish your brand and make it discoverable. An easy first step is to use LinkedIn. Next, you can start writing blog posts, LinkedIn posts, or tweets to get attention. Finally, you should try to speak at conferences. 

Hoffman also says new college graduates having a hard time figuring out what they want to do in life should attempt to solve the problem by "getting out in the world and doing things." They should pick an interest, pursue it rigorously, learn from the experience, and adapt.

To explain these notions and more, Hoffman and Ben Casnocha co-authored a book called "The Start-Up Of You."

Then, expanding on ideas from that book, they created a slideshow presentation for college grads called, "The 3 Secrets Of Highly Successful Graduates" and allowed us to republish it here. 

This weekend, Obama will head to India for the second time in his two-term presidency.

He'll be the first president to visit the South Asian nation twice -- and the first in ages to make a long-distance trip just to stop in one single country. Obama also hosted India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, in D.C. back in September.

It's clear that diplomatic relations with India have become a priority for the president – especially since pro-business, pro-America Modi rocketed to power last May. So if we're going to sidle up next to India and become better friends, we'd best get to know the country.

Here's our list of 18 fascinating facts you should know about India.

There's a lake near the Chinese border where, for one month of the year, the water clears and you can see a few hundred ancient skeletons.

The lake is called Roopkund and the skeletons are 1,200 years old.

Local legend has it that an ancient king went on a pilgrimage through the Himilayas with his pregnant wife and a troupe of servants when a hailstorm sent them all toppling over the edge.

Source: Deccan Herald

Mumbai's high court has a 300,000-case backlog, some of which are 20 years old.

As of a couple of years ago, there were some 4 million pending cases across all high courts in India. And only two-thirds of available high court judge positions are filled.

Source: CNN International

Mumbai has just 1.1 square meters of open space per person.

Open space is defined as gardens, parks, recreation grounds, and playgrounds.

Compare that with New York's 26.4 square meters, or London's 31.68.

Source: Times of India

Happy birthday, Mac! 

It has been 31 years since Apple launched the first Macintosh computer on January 24, 1984. The new computer debuted after the company's iconic "1984" ad aired at that year's Super Bowl. 

Since that first personal computer was released, Macs have come a long way. 

This beauty is the original Apple Macintosh personal computer, released in 1984. It cost $2,495.

The Macintosh 512K, released in September 1984, was identical to the previous Mac, but with quadrupled built-in memory, earning it the nickname "Fat Mac."

Apple released the Macintosh Plus in January 1986 with a $2,599 price tag. This model was the longest-produced in Mac history and included an SCSI port so that users could plug in external devices like hard disks, tape drives, or printers.

It's hard to imagine how someone could blow through millions of dollars.

But it happens a lot.

From Michael Jackson to Francis Ford Coppola, we rounded up riches-to-rags stories, featuring high-profile people who managed to lose their fortunes (and sometimes get them back again).

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye's estate has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Back in 1976, the Motown legend's divorce from his first wife, Anna Gordy Gaye, led him to file for bankruptcy. In order to cover the $600,000 Gaye owed his wife in alimony payments, the singer gave Anna the rights to his album "Here, My Dear."

The singer's financial troubles — along with drug addiction — followed him for the rest of his life, even though he continued to record albums and perform. He even moved to Europe in 1981 to avoid dealing with the IRS. Gaye was killed in 1984 when his own father shot him after a heated argument. 

Kim Basinger

When Kim Basinger filed for bankruptcy in 1993, the actress had a net worth of $5.4 million.

Her reason for filing for bankruptcy was backing out of filming the movie "Boxing Helena." Main Line Pictures sued her to the tune of $8.1 million for breach of contract. In a new trial three years later, Basinger settled for $3.8 million.

Basinger has since appeared in multiple films, including "8 Mile" and "Cellular," and she signed a contract with IMG Models — at 60 years old. As of last year, she had an estimated net worth of $36 million.

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf currently has an estimated net worth of $25 million, a far cry from where he was decades earlier.

The singer filed for bankruptcy in the '80s after Jim Steinman — who wrote many of Meat Loaf's songs — filed a lawsuit against Meat Loaf. This came just after the not-so-succesful release of Meat Loaf's album "Dead Ringer."

The singer's last hit album was released in 1993. He has since acted in movies (including "Fight Club"), released the TV series "VH1 Storytellers," and published an autobiography.

Picking out a laptop isn't easy. It's hard to really understand whether or not a computer is right for your needs until you've actually used it for a while.

Maybe it's a bit more clunky than you thought when you carry it in your bag during a commute. Perhaps the screen is too reflective for your liking when you're watching Netflix. And worst of all, what if the battery life is much shorter than you expected?

We've researched some of the best laptops on the market and combed through reviews to at least give you some of the best options to choose from. 

The MacBook Air is gorgeous, super slim, and light.

The MacBook Air is still one of the best laptops you can buy. Not only is it razor-thin and light, it offers excellent performance and battery life too. In its review, PCMag wrote that it got more than 10 hours of battery life out of the MacBook Air. It comes in 11- and 13-inch screen sizes, but if you plan on using it primarily for work we'd suggest the larger option.

One thing of note: Apple is reportedly going to release a new version of the MacBook Air in a few months. You may want to wait to see about that if you can afford it. 

Price:Starts at $899

The MacBook Pro with Retina display has a beautiful screen and more ports than the Air.

If you want a Mac laptop with a better screen, check out the MacBook Pro with Retina display. There's a $300 difference between the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro of the same size, and the extra cash gets you a faster processor with better graphics, a sharper screen, and more ports such as an extra Thunderbolt port and a spot to plug in an HDMI cord. 

Price:Starts at $1,299

Dell's new XPS 13 is just as portable as the MacBook Air, and it's a bit cheaper.

Dell's new 13-inch Windows laptop comes with an impressive 3,200 x 1,800 touchscreen with an "infinity display," which basically means it has really thin side bezels. It's a great option if you want to stick with Windows but want something that's as thin and light as a MacBook Air. The company claims it'll provide 12 hours of battery life, although it's too soon to know for sure since the notebook just launched. It's $100 cheaper than the 11-inch MacBook Air and $200 cheaper than the 13-inch version.

Price:Starts at $799

New York real estate is soaring, and there's no better proof than One57.

One of the penthouses in the 1,004-foot-tall residence has officially closed for $100.5 million, making it the most expensive apartment ever sold in NYC and the first to surpass $100 million.

Located on the 89th and 90th floors, the penthouse has 11,000 square feet, six bedrooms, a steam room, a library, and an indoor movie theater. 

Residents will also have access to the amenities in the Park Hyatt hotel, which takes up the first 39 floors of the building. But if they don't want to mix with the commoners, One57 owners can also use their own 20,000-square-foot amenities floor, complete with a pool, gym, library, and theater.

And though $100 million may seem like a lot, New York's priciest penthouse will most likely prove to be a savvy investment as more expensive homes continue to go on sale. Already, a tower on 520 Park Avenue has a penthouse on the market for $130 million, and prices are only expected to climb.

The buyer of the megaproperty remains a mystery, as do many of the owners in One57. Of the 26 units sold so far, over half of them are owned by limited-liability corporations and trusts to maintain the owners' privacy.

One57 was designed by starchitect Christian de Portzamparc to look like a cascading waterfall. It rises 1,004 feet and 90 stories above 57th Street.

Of the 26 units sold so far, only half of the buyers are known. They include head of BDO Unicon Group Andrey Dubinsky and president of Swanson Health Products Leland Swanson.

The Park Hyatt hotel will occupy the first 39 floors of the building, and the 95 condos of One57 will fill the rest of the space.

The Dakar Rally is perhaps the most grueling race in the world.  The 2015 edition of the race took riders and drivers on a 5,600-mile route through Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Over a period of two weeks, the armada of motorcycles, cars, trucks, and ATVs made its way through some of the most inhospitable and beautiful landscapes in the world.

First held in 1979, the race was traditionally run between Europe and Africa. But safety concerns led event organizers to shift the festivities to South America half a decade ago. 

Racers took off from Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan. 4, 2015. Two weeks and 13 rounds of racing later, the race returned to the Argentine capital on the Jan.17.

The contingent of motorcycles ...

... ATVs ...

The Walkie-Talkie building in London's financial district, which became infamous last summer for melting cars, opened its top-floor sky garden to the public at the start of January.

Business Insider got a sneak peek of the new attraction (free tours are already fully booked until early April), which boasts three restaurants and offers some of the best rooftop views of the capital.

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If one thing is certain in Hollywood, it's sequels. 

This year, more than two dozen movie sequels will hit theaters.

Some of these sequels make sense, including "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2." Others seem less justified, like the coming "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2."

Find out which of your favorite (or least favorite) movies are getting a "Part 2"— or 3, 4, or 5 — this year. 

"The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death"

Release Date: Jan. 2
Director: Tom Harper
Stars: Leanne Best, Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine

This sequel was widely panned when it was released in early January. The film undoubtedly suffered from losing the original's leading man, Daniel Radcliffe.

"Taken 3"

Release Date: Jan. 9
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills. In the third installment of this franchise, no one is literally "taken." Instead, the title of the film takes a darker turn as Mills is framed for murdering his ex-wife (Janssen) and goes on a quest to find her actual killer. Despite poor reviews, the film had one of the biggest January opening weekends.

"Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water"

Release Date: Feb. 6
Director: Mike Mitchell and Paul Tibbit
Stars: Tom Kenny ("Spongebob Squarepants"), Antonio Banderas, Seth Green

The sequel takes television's favorite anthropomorphic sponge and throws him onto land in CGI and 3D. Spongebob (voiced by Kenny), goes on a mission to secure a recipe from an evil pirate (Banderas). The previous "Spongebob" movie, a 2D animated adventure, was a hit at the box office; however, that was 10 years ago. 

Unlike the first movie, this movie doesn't feature Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff in cameo appearances. However, you can expect an appearance from Slash.

If you're living in Europe, deflation is already here. Deflation means that inflation is plunging, so prices are dropping.

So what's the big issue? If rising prices (inflation) are generally considered a bad thing, then shouldn't falling prices (deflation) be a good thing?

Well, yes and no.

Economics professor Ed Dolan is on hand with an easy-to-understand presentation (no economics degree needed), showing the circumstances in which deflation can be a good and bad thing.

We've republished the slideshow with Dolan's permission here, and you can check out more fantastic economics presentations over at his blog.

Here we go...