Putting an end to Wall Street’s ‘I’ll be...
Putting an end to Wall Street’s ‘I’ll be gone, you’ll be gone’ bonuses By Barry Ritholtz Washington Post...
John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer
John Gerzema says there’s an upside to the recent financial crisis — the opportunity for positive change. Speaking at TEDxKC,...
Barron’s: Buy Japan Now
Interesting cover on Barron’s this week: This is hardly a contrary view — I’ve heard from lots of people saying they...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events (3.18.11)
Succinct summation of week’s events: Positives: 1) Bilateral intervention halts yen spike 2) China and India continue to tighten...
Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World
By Joey Tosi The film features interviews with Brad Plunkett, the inventor of the pedal, plus many other musical luminaries such as Ben...
Nearest Nukes (Jumping on the Fear Bandwagon)
CNN/Money jumps on the fear bandwagon with this interactive graphic: > click to see how soon you will die of radiation poisoning Hey,...
If Banks Can Resume Dividends, Can the Fed Resume Normalized...
The Fed is giving the green light to banks to resume paying divvies. I guess this means things are okay, everything is getting back to...
Real Estate: NY vs DC
> Over at Curbed, Jonthan Miller (of Miller Matrix) looks at who has the more resilient RE market, New York or Washington DC. The...
Gross Federal Debt as a % of GDP
In light of yesterday’s charts on US debt (Who Does the US Owe Money To?), let’s take a quick look at two more, via Ron...
Liquefaction from the Sendai Earthquake (Remarkable video)
Here I am in Central Park in Tokyo. The park is situated on reclaimed ground. It’s filled in harbor from what I’m told. Here...