Harry Markopolos below talks about how he is still not sleeping well at night. This guy is a real hero in my book and really good man. I hope he realizes that he did much more than any other person involved in the Madoff scandal. He did his best to try to uncover the fraud. […]
READ MOREDaily Show skewers CNBC
Ouch. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c CNBC Gives Financial Advice Daily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri Martin Political HumorJoke of the Day
READ MOREGreed is good
This is a wonderful interview with Milton Friedman discussing why greed and capitalism work. A nice reminder now that we are turning into the People’s Republic of America.
READ MOREGrizzly Bear Fancy Fancy footwork
Great article and video on Grizzly Bears “dancing” to get fish. Grizzlies dancing
READ MOREGreat Rant
This is a great rant by Congressman Capuano:
READ MOREThe Face of the Economic Crisis
It is really easy to read how bad the economic crisis is and to watch your portfolio and the major indexes decline. But it is also very important to understand what life is like for the people losing their jobs and what they face. I think the below 60 minutes piece about Wilmington, Delaware is […]
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I’m a Georgia Bulldog. On Saturdays I bleed red and black. I cannot tell you how proud I am that Mark Richt is our head coach. I actually have had the opportunity to meet with him when I threw a charity flag football event for the Athens, GA Boys and Girls Club. And I can […]
READ MORESir John Templeton
Sir John Templeton, one of the great investors of all time, has died at age 95. He was a great influence on me as a young kid trying to learn about investing. Not only was he a great investor, he was a great human being. Below is a link to an old Wall Street Week […]
READ MOREThis Mismatch Problem When Hiring
The below link is a very thought provoking video of Malcolm Gladwell from the New Yorker Magazine conference talking about the mismatches of NHL combines, hiring of teachers and the Wunderlick test for judging the the intelligence of quarterbacks. Very interesting. Malcom Gladwell video on Mismatches
READ MORECognitive Surplus
Very interesting talk on the concept of cognitive surplus, described by Clay Shirky. This link is from Barry Ritholz’s blog, The Big Picture: Cognitive Surplus
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