May 2010
22 posts
“The government doesn’t need to do a deal with Wall Street to regulate it. It...”
– Wall Street CEOs Are Nuts « The Baseline Scenario
“At Schwab’s commission rates, you would have to make 100 rebalancing trades a...”
– A product only a banker could love by This is the Green Room
I’m going to eat my words on my “high hopes” for Betterment, which was aptly beaten down by a wiser man than I at This is the Green Room (should be on your must read list if it isn’t already).
I’d imagine...
Apple and Efficiently Growing its Future - steve's... →
“I’m not giving him no hype right now; he had a lucky game in Game 1”
– Amare Stoudemire: Lamar Odom’s big night a ‘lucky game’ - ESPN
Phil, put this on the chalkboard pre-game. Thanks, MBB
“This is the perverse logic of meritocracy. Once a system grows sufficiently...”
– The Great Consolidation of Power - NYTimes.com
WatchTeachers like Mr. Melvoin should not be getting pink slips.
Lebron’s last home game as a Cav tonight?
“We need to get the smart money on Wall Street back to thinking about ways to use...”
– What Business is Wall Street In ? « blog maverick
Wall street is a “platform” - interesting post by Mark Cuban
Watchfunny
Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday | The Onion
Do 'Family Values' Weaken Families? - National... →
interesting
“82.83 percent of all super-attractive women live in Los Angeles”
– Bill Simmons: Lakers playoff game like no other - ESPN
…because I take every opportunity possible to evangelize Los Angeles.
“Our future well being depends more on people like Steve Jobs who invent real...”
– Rob Reich, you are channeling me.
He adds:
So why is the FTC nosing around Apple and not around Wall Street? Because the Federal Trade Commission Act allows the agency to stop “unfair methods of competition” almost anywhere in the economy except in the financial sector. Banks are explicitly...
Why Do Harvard Kids Head to Wall Street? « The... →
This piece and the original Ezra Klein interview it cites are spot on. As a senior at Harvard College, its almost assumed that you’ll participate in an on-campus recruiting process dominated by investment banks and management consulting firms. The application processes are incredibly streamlined and these firms benefit from last year’s grads coming back to complete the sell job.
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