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Three good reasons not to keep your eggs in one basket
We all know it, we’ve all heard it over and over and over: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Well, don’t do it! Do you need a few reasons? Here are three: One: Diversification improves performance. This is so simple. Different asset classes perform differently at different times, so holding a mix of… [Read More]
Paying for High School: Scholarships for Chicagoans
This has proven to be one of the most popular posts on this blog, so it’s time for an update. The good news is that the update comes with more resources! Although the big bills are for college, the reality is that many students are not well served by their public high schools. We could… [Read More]
Paying for college: The Northwestern Academy
Last year, the University of Chicago announced the UChicago Promise, an initiative to prepare Chicago Public Schools students for competitive college applications. This year, Northwestern University has announced a similar program, the Northwestern Academy. It’s terrific. NU will work with 200 students at CPS schools that are NOT part of the selective enrollment elite. The… [Read More]
The Heartbreak of the Heidelberg Project
In 2011, I took a press trip to Detroit. The city’s tourism office was anxious to show off the interesting aspects of the city, which are legion. One of the things that fascinated me was The Heidelberg Project, an open-air art installation on the city’s East Side. The artist, Tyree Guyton, started re-doing old houses… [Read More]
