Apparently, June 18 is National Splurge Day. I’m not sure what that means, but if you are going to splurge, get money back! Online shopping lets you find almost anything you want, from almost anywhere in the world, in a matter of minutes. Not only does online shopping save you hours of time and shot-glasses… [Read More]
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2015 Blogathon Logo
There’s an official badge for the blogathon this year! Hurray! And this counts for today’s post. (I can’t come up with something pithy every day. Or even most days!)
Paying for College: The Sweet Briar Conspiracy Theory
I’ve been writing a lot of about college finances, most recently for Belt, and most of the stories of trouble colleges follow a predictable combination of enrollment dropoff and financial shortfall. The announced closing of Sweet Briar College in early 2015 deviated from this. Enrollment was declining, but the financial position was okay. What was… [Read More]
The Late, Great Chicago Climate Exchange
I’m doing a lot of research on derivatives markets for the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Options Trading, and it is fascinating how many different derivatives products are out there on an almost endless number of underlying assets and securities. One of the great experiments was the Chicago Climate Exchange. The Chicago Climate Exchange was founded… [Read More]