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  • The London Whale
    Posted by on May 11th, 2012 at 6:31 am, Comments: 0

    No one is bigger than the market. No one. I learned that lesson early in my trading career. One day, a huge trader decided to [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 11th, 2012 at 5:36 am, Comments: 0

    Great time at Haymarket yesterday with a bunch of Stocktwits people. One comment, “Jim Cramer is the George Costanza of the market. Just do the [...]

  • Incredibly Efficient Way to Build a Company
    Posted by on May 10th, 2012 at 9:03 am, Comments: 0

    Back in 2000, if you wanted to build an internet start up company, you had to raise a bunch of capital. There were servers to [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 10th, 2012 at 8:05 am, Comments: 0

    Ever hear of shoes called Bucketfeet? Now you have. China trade hits the brakes. Amazon attacking the fashion industry. I have seen a lot more [...]

  • On Same Sex Marriage
    Posted by on May 9th, 2012 at 7:38 pm, Comments: 0

    Today the President came out in favor of same sex marriage. Romney said he favored marriage being defined as between a man and a women. [...]

  • Why Senator Dick Lugar is Out
    Posted by on May 9th, 2012 at 12:13 pm, Comments: 0

    Indiana Republican Senator Dick Lugar lost his primary bid yesterday. The spin is amazing. Obama is spinning it to frame the new Republican party as [...]

  • What Drives You? What Starts Your Motor?
    Posted by on May 9th, 2012 at 10:04 am, Comments: 0

    Why do you get out of bed in the morning? What’s the first thought that goes through your head? Are you excited for the day? [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 9th, 2012 at 8:09 am, Comments: 0

    Your Inner Child Do you dare your employees to dream? Somehow, this editorial doesn’t surprise me. I find debate in liberal, or all conservative institutions [...]

  • On Turning 50
    Posted by on May 8th, 2012 at 9:14 am, Comments: 0

    I turn 50 today. I don’t feel any different. My perspective on life hasn’t changed. Maybe it’s because my grandfather is still alive. He’s 98. [...]

  • This is 50 Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 8th, 2012 at 5:06 am, Comments: 0

    I am 50 years old today. If you knew me at age 18 you might have said he’d never make it that long. Thanks to [...]

  • Friday, May 11 Meet UP 4:30-?
    Posted by on May 7th, 2012 at 1:15 pm, Comments: 0

    Friday, May 11 I will be at Butch McGuire’s. I would love to have you come by and meet for a drink. If you are [...]

  • Warren Buffett Says Invest Like A Smarteys
    Posted by on May 7th, 2012 at 8:08 am, Comments: 0

    This morning on CNBC Warren Buffett dispensed with a lot of folksy wisdom. My politics are different than Warren’s but I agree with him on [...]

  • The Problem With Austerity
    Posted by on May 7th, 2012 at 6:44 am, Comments: 0

    The Europeans kicked out any politician that was in favor of austerity measures. It’s too bad. Europe will go further down the rat hole. Eventually, [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 7th, 2012 at 6:17 am, Comments: 0

    In Europe, they had elections. France elected a socialist to figure out their debt problems. That’s like asking a pedophile to help you with raising [...]

  • Entrepreneurship is Merit Based
    Posted by on May 6th, 2012 at 8:01 am, Comments: 0

    One of the great things about working with entrepreneurs is that there isn’t any concern as to class, race, creed, sexual orientation, or politics. All [...]

  • CME The Most Powerful Company in the World
    Posted by on May 5th, 2012 at 8:23 am, Comments: 0

    Hard to believe the author of this article had the gumption to write it. $CME, powerful? Heh. If CME was powerful it’s stock chart wouldn’t [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 5th, 2012 at 6:19 am, Comments: 0

    This is war with Eurasia. But Orwellian Eurasia. Obama and his supporters want America to be a welfare state, not a land of opportunity. It’s [...]

  • Still Like Occupy Wall Street?
    Posted by on May 4th, 2012 at 9:26 am, Comments: 0

    Here they are on LaSalle Street parading in front of the Chicago Board of Trade. I have no use for communists and Democrats shouldn’t either. [...]

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