As someone who makes a living selling intellectual property, I’m always leery of grabbing random photos online to put into blog posts. I won’t say that I’ve never done it, but I don’t like doing it. Last fall, I took a photography class in order to add a new skill to my repertoire. I have… [Read More]
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Hedge Funds and Insider Trading
I’ve always found insider trading fascinating, in part because it has such a weird element of hubris and stupidity to it. I recently wrote about it for Investor Uprising, and I have been watching the financial press like it’s TMZ. IBM’s Robert Moffatt threw away his family, his career, and his freedom to pass on… [Read More]
Some advice for freelancers, or anyone, really
Self-employment has some downsides. One is that you rarely get a lot of positive feedback. There are no celebratory luncheons or bosses giving you pats on the back. (I know, I know, there aren’t that many happy moments in regular employment, either.) When I was starting out, someone told me to keep a file called… [Read More]
Day Trading For Dummies Second Edition Out
The second edition of Day Trading for Dummies is out and available for your reading pleasure. Exciting, huh? This edition fixes a few mistakes, reflects changes in the market (such as the mergers of the exchanges), and has more perspectives from more traders. It was great fun. One of the things I love about my… [Read More]
Henry Blodget and I Lead Parallel Lives
I’ve watched the career of Henry Blodget in fascination. He and I worked on the sell side – at different firms – at about the same time; I came from a traditional finance background (MBA, CFA, experience as a junior analyst at a mutual fund company), while he came to Wall Street after working as… [Read More]
