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Interesting view on local government sustainability

I was reading some investment literature from T. Rowe Price today* and came across a very interesting statement that to me says quite a bit on the confidence of investors in local governments....

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Pre-Paying The Man

So it’s been a while since I wrote something original here. But never fear, I’ve been stockpiling ideas, ready to expound on them at a moment’s notice. Today’s idea has been marinating in my melon for...

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An Update on Investing in Shoes

Way back in the days of yore, when gas prices were high and wallets sore, I wrote a post on my old site that discussed investing in alternative means of transportation. That post, entitled “Making...

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Links Tomorrow, Links Yesterday, But Never Links Today

First, a few posts by me at my usual writing sites: Over at RaysIndex.com, I compared the Rays coaching staff to a military unit. There are coaches, officers, and even a few potato peelers. The Rays...

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Financial Pro Bono Work Makes Dollars and Cents

Way back in March of 2010, I bookmarked an article on Freakonomics that describes the Financial Literacy Center. The FLC’s goal is to “develop and test innovative programs to improve financial literacy...

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Who funds protecting economic interests?

I am a big fan of financial consultant Dave Coker. I’ve followed Dave’s adventures in global financial advisement for a few years now and when he started blogging recently, I knew he would be a must...

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New post on the Tampa Bay Rays on DRaysBay.com

As I get back on my feet professionally after a year out of the loop, I’ve been working to re-establish myself in different networks and groups I was part of before I left. One of the most important of...

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The problem with student loans and poor guidance

There were two very interesting, very different stories about college graduates written last week. The first, written in the FSView & Florida Flambeau (which I used to write for), tells the story...

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Book Review: Breakout Nations by Ruchir Sharma

As part of an International Marketing Management course in my MBA program, I had to read “Breakout Nations” by Ruchir Sharma. While the assignment was only to create a PowerPoint presentation, I...

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What I’m Reading – July 2016: Terrorism, Warfare, iPhones, and Beavis and...

A few of the articles I found most interesting in July 2016: Recent Attacks Illuminate the Islamic State’s Europe Attack Network – The Jamestown Foundation Although written in April, this is an amazing...

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