In the News- Nevada's triple economic whammy February 4, 2012The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand. […]
- Disney employees now allowed to grow beards February 4, 2012Mickey Mouse can finally grow that goatee he's always wanted. Until now, Disney parks and resort employees had been prohibited from growing beards and goatees. Starting Friday they may do so, so long as they're a quarter-inch or shorter. […]
- Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7% February 3, 2012Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market. […]
- Dow at 4-year high, Nasdaq hits 11-year high February 3, 2012U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report. […]
- Nevada's triple economic whammy February 4, 2012
Ivy league Archive
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Too Many Lawyers?
Posted on May 31, 2010 | 1 CommentI went back to my ten year college reunion this weekend. Princeton has reunions every year. The big reunions are every five years (the biggest being the 25th reunion) and... -
Best Ivy League Schools By Salary Potential
Posted on April 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsMethodology Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 3 years of experience; mid-career have 15.5 years. See full methodology for more. While surfing around the... -
I Should Have Been A Banker
Posted on April 29, 2009 | 3 CommentsMost Economic majors at Princeton become bankers or traders. It is the closest thing to business or finance that you will find there and it serves as an excellent launching... -
Charitable Giving This Holiday
Posted on December 14, 2008 | No CommentsDespite what some people may think given this blog, I do donate to charity every so often. I believe charity is a very personal choice and not at all an... -
“The End” For the Rest of Us
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsFor a truly great read on the Wall Street collapse, I strongly recommend you read The End by Michael Lewis. He is the author of the book “Liar’s Poker”. In... -
Do College Rankings Matter?
Posted on July 24, 2008 | 3 CommentsI was talking to some coworkers today about college rankings. They were talking about whose college was better and for what reason. The topic eventually turned to college rankings... -
How Imporant is an Ivy League Education?
Posted on March 4, 2008 | 3 CommentsI got a comment yesterday on my post on How to Get Into an Ivy League School. In it, the reader was stressed about trying to get into an Ivy... -
Ivy League Interviews – What to Do
Posted on February 1, 2008 | 6 CommentsI am an interviewer for Princeton University. They use their alumni network to reach out to students and get to understand the person behind the application. I’ve stated before in... -
What is Ben Doing?
Posted on January 31, 2008 | 3 CommentsI learned from Ben Bernanke. He was the head of the Economics department while I was at Princeton University. I in many ways should come to the same logical economic... -
Ivy League Schools are Affordable
Posted on December 26, 2007 | 3 CommentsHarvard announced today that it would ease the burden that Middle-class families would have to bear to send their kids to the second-best university on the planet. I have always...