The Untouchables
Why no Wall Street executive has gone to prison.
Steven A Cohen
Cohen is the founder of SAC Capital Advisors a hedge fund that manages about $14 billion. Cohen is considered to be a very canny and aggressive trader who seems to trade a multitude of time frames. Lately however, his firm has come under scrutiny from the SEC regarding possible insider trading. As with all things…
Therapy
Much is said of the need for therapy in one form or another. The unfortunate thing about therapy is that it often takes time to find a modality that either resonates with or is effective upon the individual. However, I have through simple happenstance found possibly the best form of therapy for the year, short…
Well There Ya Go……
The Observer‘s panel of stock-picking professionals has been undone in our 2012 investment challenge by a ginger feline called Orlando who spent time paw-ing over the FT. The Observer portfolio challenge pitted professionals Justin Urquhart Stewart of wealth managers Seven Investment Management, Paul Kavanagh of stockbrokers Killick & Co, and Schroders fund manager Andy Brough against students from…
Call Me Ishmael
I had no idea that there are whales alive today that were born when Moby Dick was written in 1851.
Wolfram Alpha Mobile Apps
Those clever clogs at Wolfram Alpha have diverted some of their considerable brain power into generating mobile apps (iPhone/IPad only) Whilst probably a little beyond what most people want it does show that someone is slowly bringing some quality to mobile finance apps which to date have sucked the big one…..
Email Of The Week
In the weeks leading up the beginning of the Mentor Program we send out a slew of videos and other material to bring people up to speed with the things we will be discussing during the program. The writer of our email of the week writes…… Do I have to watch all the videos you…
Buffett….Smuffet…..
It has been awhile since I got any hate mail – even my blasphemous efforts of last week largely went unnoticed. So its time to tray a little harder – this time I am going to have a go at a true cult – those who worship at the alter of Warren Buffett. This was…
Lying Bastards
Rolling Stone…..Even worse was the incredible episode in which bailout recipient AIG paid more than $1 million each to 73 employees of AIG Financial Products, the tiny unit widely blamed for having destroyed the insurance giant (and perhaps even triggered the whole crisis) with its reckless issuance of nearly half a trillion dollars in toxic…
Is Friday and……..Jesus Is My Economist….
I have no idea how this came through my feed – surely the son of someone who is omnipotent would know who was on their team and who gave up imaginary friends in primary school. All I can think of to say is this…….
Entrepreneurship – Richard Branson
Lengthy article (but worth the time) on entrepreneurship as seen by Richard Branson. Q: What are the key emotional and psychological drivers for an entrepreneur? [Sir Richard Branson] It’s a combination of passion, vision, creativity and a sense of adventure. I have said on many occasions the reason to start a new business should…
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