In the News- GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl May 18, 2012General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday. […]
- New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million May 18, 2012An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer. […]
- Stocks: Worst week of the year May 18, 2012Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding Facebook's public debut, the social network's shares barely popped above its offering price and failed to inspire investors to buy into the broader market. […]
- Facebook trading sets record IPO volume May 18, 2012Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price. […]
- GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl May 18, 2012
Archive for August, 2008
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We Are Nowhere Near Bottom
Posted on August 31, 2008 | 2 CommentsLots of housing data has come out lately, some of it is actually kind of positive. Home sales were actually up this past month and the rate of price drops... -
Don’t Buy The Rally
Posted on August 28, 2008 | No CommentsStocks rallied today boosted mostly by the positive new on GDP and the job number. I don’t have any faith in this rally. I look around, and I see weakness... -
Finding Good Interviewers Is Hard
Posted on August 27, 2008 | 3 CommentsMost people probably think going to an interview is hard. For me, this has never been the case. I’ve always been able to do well in interviews thanks to the... -
Sharing Meals
Posted on August 25, 2008 | 5 CommentsI try and find lots of ways to save money. Some of them are pretty aggressive and probably unnecessary, like waiting five years to buy the the new HDTV. Some... -
Ways to Spend Money Other Than on a Wedding
Posted on August 24, 2008 | 6 CommentsI was watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding on TV today with my girlfriend. We have often talked about what we will eventually do when we get married. None of... -
The Little Book That Builds Wealth
Posted on August 20, 2008 | No CommentsI’m trying to get back into the swing of reading. Of course, I naturally gravitate toward financial investment books. As I’ve posted before in my blog about the best investment... -
Dealing with Layoffs
Posted on August 17, 2008 | 4 CommentsBefore you freak out that I lost my job, I haven’t. My company however did just have a round of layoffs. I’ve been part of a company that was a... -
What Would You Be Doing If You Had Lots of Money
Posted on August 14, 2008 | 11 CommentsI was in a training class today, and we had to answer two questions as a means to introduce ourselves. What did you want to be when you grew up ... -
My Strengths
Posted on August 12, 2008 | 5 CommentsI took a self-assessment at work the other day. It was based on a book called Stregthsfinder 2.0. The theory behind this book is that we often focus too much... -
What Type of Investor are You?
Posted on August 10, 2008 | 3 CommentsI’ve been out of the stock game a little longer than I have wanted to be due to competing priorities. However, I’ve finally been able to put a lot of...