Monday Morning Reads
Some short, interesting reading to start off your week: • With executive pay, rich pull away from rest of America (Washington Post) see...
Greek ‘To Do’ list still left unchecked
The ‘To Do’ list for Greece, the EU and the IMF is still left unchecked after the weekend meetings. Step 1, confidence vote...
The Missed Opportunity to Reform Reckless Banking
“Excessive regulation in the banking reform bill will destroy a substantial part of our bond-distributing machinery. Can anyone...
The True History of the Traveling Wilburys
Pretty awesome: > click for video > Note: This is scheduled to disappear soon! Better watch it while you can . . .
Jon Stewart on ‘Fox News Sunday’
‘Daily Show’ host talks politics, media bias in extended, unedited interview Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
FDIC Bank Closings
Via Ron Griess of The Chart Store, here is the latest update regarding FDIC bank closures: > click for larger charts ~~~
US Foreclosures: Kicking the Can Down the Road…
click for ginormous graphic > Today’s WTF data point is how long it will take to work through the backlog of foreclosures at the...
Trichet/Sarkozy 1 Merkel 0
Kiron Sarkar lives in London and Ireland where he works as a money manager. He occasionally attends the Scarsdales Equity idea lunches...
Life Lessons from the Ultra Wealthy
> I have a new column out in the Sunday Washington Post on the interesting lessons I have learned from people of great wealth. Its...
The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series ($59)
One of my favorite HBO series is — finally — released in its entirety. The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series is a...