We recently spent a few days in Portland, Oregon for a wedding. This was our first time. It’s a wonderful city with a lot to love — beautiful scenery, progressive green town, art, music, history, breweries and coffee shops.
But one thing I especially love: the food-trailer scene.… Read the rest
Yale University chief investment officer David Swensen penned a persuasive argument for reigning in the mutual-fund industry through investor education and government regulation. It is shocking how an industry, “which manages more than $13 trillion for 90 million Americans, has employed market volatility to produce profits for itself far more reliably than it has produced returns for its investors.”… Read the rest
We just attended the Kentucky wedding of my best friend from college. It was a beautiful weekend, taking place at the restored Shaker Village community in Pleasant Hill, about thirty miles outside of Lexington.
I’d never been to Kentucky, so we made the occasion a four-day family getaway.… Read the rest
Unless I have a business meeting at a very nice restaurant, I bring my lunch from home. This way is healthier, less expensive and I can prepare exactly what I want. Moreover, I like to bring a variety of foods to snack on throughout the day. This requires a lunch bag.… Read the rest
The Northeast got clobbered this past weekend with a storm that brought steady rain, floods and wind gusts up to 80 mph. In our New York City suburb of Pelham, we have a lot of massive, old trees — oak, pine and other. While picturesque, they become vulnerable and hazardous in high winds.… Read the rest
