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Renaming the home where the Marlins and Dolphins roam
One of the biggest problems with naming stadiums after corporations is that too often the stadium changes names. This problem is especially bad here in Florida. I don’t know why, but Florida stadiums...
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Where to put my dollar?
So the other day I found a dollar. This dollar, along with the other dollar I found in my spare pair of pants, gives me two dollars. Now that I have two dollars, I think I will invest one of them....
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Freakonomics is now questioning Steroids of the Mind
Quick post, as I am working on something more extensive: I read an interesting post on the New York Times Freakonomics Blog today. In a post entitled “Are Ritalin-Taking Students Cheaters?“, the...
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Would Selling Stock in the Seminoles Limit Booster Influence?
(Originally posted on ScalpEm.com) Last Thursday, Darren Rovell of CNBC and several other news outlets reported that the Boise State University Athletic Department was going to start selling stock...
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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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