Please go read this article in the New Yorker by Malcolm Gladwell. It is about how underdogs can win. It is simply fantastic and has many lessons that anyone, especially investors can use. Malcolm Gladwell – David vs. Goliath
READ MOREMea Culpa
I’ve been meaning to write this for awhile, but I think now is a good time to write this. I have been very wrong the past year. I’ve been wrong on specific stocks and the direction of the market. I’ve lost my investors and others lots of money despite my hard work and research. After […]
READ MOREJim Cramer is full of it
Jim Cramer is a liar, a whore of financial community, and a person who really pretends to tell it like it is, but actually misleads people as much as he can. The reason I write this now is the interview he gives with Time Magazine that says that instead of really being contrite on the […]
READ MOREAtlanta as ground zero for Commercial Real Estate
“Separate developers in Buckhead are building four speculative office buildings at the same time with virtually no leasing activity. The 35 recent condominium projects will help give Atlanta a 40-year supply at the current sales pace. A $600 million outdoor shopping mall under way has suspended construction to save money.” Atlanta Commercial Real Estate
READ MORECould America’s Jews Be Similar to Germany’s Jews before Hitler?
I read a wonderful newsletter every month called the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, written by Marc Faber. (Gloom, Boom and Doom report I highly recommend it. Marc Faber if you don’t know is a great investor, market commentator and newsletter writer. Some of his highlights include calling the 1987 crash, the recent housing bubble […]
READ MOREJ.K. Rowling Speaking at Harvard
Make sure you watch this great commencement speech by J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. This is an older video from last year, but I think it is so fantastic that it is a must watch. J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.
READ MOREMadoff to address Wharton Graduation Ceremony
“In a controversial effort to provide a final bit of wisdom before students graduate, the Wharton School has invited New York financier Bernie Madoff to speak at this year’s graduation ceremony. Madoff, former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange, has recently become known for his elaborate Ponzi scheme for which he pled guilty to […]
READ MORELife Lessons From the Family Dog
New York Times editor Dana Jennings is coping with prostate cancer and wrote a blog post about his dog. I feel the same way about my dog, Frankie. Here is a snippet: In spending so much time with Bijou, I began to realize that our dogs, in their carefree dogginess, make us more human, force […]
READ MORERio Bravo
I love the movie Rio Bravo, and I actually never knew anyone else enjoyed it as much as I do. So today’s Wall Street Journal article by Allen Barra took me by surprise. Here is a snippet: French director Jean-Luc Godard called “Rio Bravo” “a work of extraordinary psychological insight and aesthetic perception.” British film […]
READ MORELiberals and Tax Cheating
The blog, Audacious Epigone, has a very interesting post describing a study showing that “Liberals do not consider cheating on taxes to be as morally problematic as conservatives do. This presents an obvious moral quandary of its own, as, putatively less surprisingly, liberals are more likely than conservatives are to favor greater amounts of taxation […]
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