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Summer Internship
In other good news, I am happy to report that I have accepted a summer internship as a financial analyst with AVITAS in Chantilly, Virginia. AVITAS is well known in the niche market of commercial aircraft finance and is relied upon by many airlines, ... |
Mar 13, 2008 |
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Chris Appoldt Photography
Being the typical guy, I figure I'm doing good if I contact my geographically disbursed friends once or twice a year. That is something that I am actively working on changing, though. With that, I was delightfully surprised to learn that a very tal... |
Jul 12, 2007 |
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Naked Economics
I just posted my review of Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan up on my website. I have never taken an economics class and wanted a quick survey of the subject before I find myself in Prof. Frank's econ class this summer. The book was a great read; ... |
Jun 25, 2007 |
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Winning Friends and Influencing People
If there is one thing that I wished I had figured out earlier in life, it is that so called "soft skills" are, more often than not, more important than "hard skills" when it comes to your success. I spent quite a bit of time and energy scrutinizing t... |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Crocs: Fad or Forever?
Georges Yared states that he believes that Crocs (CROX) will become the next Nike over at BloggingStocks.com. I've heard similar views of Crocs, but I disagree. I just have a feeling that in 10 years, people will look at pictures of themselves weari... |
May 27, 2007 |
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Innovation at Microsoft?
Steve Ballmer is talking about innovation at Microsoft. Riddle me this: When was the last time Microsoft "innovated" anything? Every product launch from Microsoft over the past 5 or 10 years has been either a response to a competitor (C#), a direct ... |
May 23, 2007 |
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Recession in 07?
I have to admit, I think Alan Greenspan is talking crazy when he says he thinks the there is a 1/3rd probability that the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year. Then again, I guess it may depend on how he personally defines "recession". If yo... |
May 11, 2007 |
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Not a Nobody
Kevin Delaney reports in the Wall Street Journal that <a href="http://online.... |
May 8, 2007 |
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Top MBA Employers
CNNMoney/Fortune, have listed the Top 100 MBA Employers. Generally, the list isn't too suprising, except that Google hires more MBAs than McK. Google McKinsey Goldman Bain BCG Apple Microsoft GE Nike B of A I guess I would have expected to see ano... |
May 3, 2007 |
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Good on Sears
I read how Sears is supporting its employees called to active duty this morning and thought that was information worth passing on. I know that there are several companies that do this; I would ask/suggest that we support those companies who support ou... |
Apr 17, 2007 |
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"Credit or Debit?"
I'm a heavy Debit Card user, so I get asked the "Debit or Credit" question several times a week. I've never really known which answer was best, but this story makes me think I should opt for "credit" every chance I get. --Chris |
Apr 3, 2007 |
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SEC Files Insider Trading Charges
The SEC charged 14 people with insider trading today. I believe this mainly revolves around the recect TXU deal. the guys on Fast Money made a brief comment about the unusual and suspicious looking volume in options traded just a day or two before ... |
Mar 1, 2007 |
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Gears of War....Mad World.....Donnie Darko
Here is a brief case study in how unlicensed digital media eventually generated revenue for the music industry: Last December (November?), Microsoft was running this commercial for a new video game that was coming to the market soon called "Gears o... |
Feb 11, 2007 |
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Easy as Dell?
The big business news last week was that Michael Dell is returning as CEO of Dell, but all I can keep thinking is "so what?". Why would anyone expect Michael Dell to be able to turn Dell around any more than Kevin Rollins (notice that his bio was qu... |
Feb 4, 2007 |
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Historic P/E Trends
There are some very interesting posts (see links below) over at Ticker Sense that graph out the historical Price/Earnings ratios over the past five years of some well known stocks. For the most part, they indicate that even though stock prices overall... |
Jan 28, 2007 |
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Venture Capital: Get Rich Slow
Venture Capitalist Jeff Busgang has an interesting post over on his blog, Seeing Both Sides, that anyone looking to get into VC should read. If you dream of riches as a Venture Capitalist, realize that the path may be a bit slower than you realize. W... |
Jan 26, 2007 |
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Why I Don't Trust Financial Advisors
The statement "I don't trust financial adivsors" is a generality and isn't totally accurate. What I really mean is that I don't trust salespeople. Most financial advisors are salespeople. They would argue with that, I am sure, but let's make this ... |
Jan 20, 2007 |
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Stock Market Lesson #1: Only the Future Matters
I took a pummeling on my Apple stock today as everyone rushes to sell. After hours trading is showing that I'll lose more tomorrow. My plan was to cash out after the earnings report, expecting there to be a spike in the stock after Apple announced th... |
Jan 18, 2007 |
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Apple Profits up 78%
Apple just reported their killer Q1 results. I was expecting them to beat estimates, but this far exceeds anything I could have guessed. Oddly, Apple's stock was off 2% today and right now shows a downward trend in after hours trading. Highlights of ... |
Jan 17, 2007 |
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Tuck Student Consultants
For those of you interested in pursuing a consulting career after B-School, here is an interesting read about a student consulting project at Tuck. I think this is a good example of the types of things that consulting-heavy programs frequently offer... |
Jan 12, 2007 |