This is part 4 in the Stories from Strapped series. Previous posts in the series are: Stories from Strapped: College Education Stories from Strapped: Paycheck Stories from Strapped: Debt Chapter 4 in Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead by Tamara Draut is The High Cost of Putting a Roof Over Your Head. […]
Stories From Strapped: Debt
How do you like the stories from Strapped series so far? These stories get better and better. Previous posts in the series are: Stories from Strapped: College Education Stories from Strapped: Paycheck Chapter 3 in Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead is Generation Debt. I think we all know what that means. […]
Stories from Strapped: Paycheck
This is part 2 in the Strapped series. See also: Strapped: College Education Chapter 2 in Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead is Paycheck Paralysis. It says the younger generation can’t get ahead because they don’t get good jobs. They have become Bouncers, Jugglers, Tempsters, and the Pajama Class. The stories are […]
Stories from Strapped: College Education
Because I looked at the book The Two Income Trap on Amazon, Amazon suggested that I also read Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead. It’s a popular theme lately. They say that the younger generation today are worse off than their parents in the 1970s. Other books with similar thesis include Falling […]
Book Review: The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read
This is a book review for The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read by Daniel Solin. The book has an arrogant title. The title is also a knockoff from the popular book The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias. Andrew Tobias didn’t say his book was the smartest. He only said it […]
Book Review: While America Aged
I’m a fan of author Roger Lowenstein because he is able to turn complex business issues and events into something everybody can understand. I already reviewed and recommended his other books When Genius Failed and Origins of the Crash. Roger Lowenstein published a new book While America Aged in May. Once again, this new book […]
Book Review: The Two Income Trap
A few weeks ago Jonathan at My Money Blog posted a video presentation by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren, The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class. It turned out to be a summary of her book The Two-Income Trap. The video presentation piqued my interest so I got the book and read it. Professor […]
Book Review: Gotcha Capitalism
I’m reviewing the book Gotcha Capitalism today. I first heard about the book on public radio. The author Bob Sullivan was interviewed on Fresh Air by Terry Gross and on Marketplace by Tess Vigeland. This book is about the annoying fees and the disingenuous pricing and marketing schemes we face every day from many places. […]
Book Review: When Genius Failed
I read the book When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management a long time ago. I re-read it last weekend in light of the recent news about the failure of hedge fund Carlyle Capital Corp. and the Fed’s emergency loan to Bear Stearns. After I finished the book, news came that […]
What a Recession Feels Like
I rented from Netflix the documentary Roger & Me by Michael Moore. This is the first film by Michael Moore which made his name. Whether or not you agree with Michael Moore’s liberal point of view, the film offered a good reminder of what a recession feels like. In case you haven’t seen it (the […]
Book Review: Unconventional Success
Today I’m reviewing the book Unconventional Success by David Swensen. David Swensen is the celebrated Chief Investment Officer of Yale University. By allocating a large percentage of Yale’s endowment to unconventional assets like private equity funds, absolute return hedge funds and real assets, Mr. Swensen got the Yale Endowment an average return of 18% per […]
Book Review: The Bankers
I start the new year with a book review. I’ve been reading this book for a while. I only finished it over the holidays. It’s The Bankers by Martin Meyer. I became a fan of Mr. Meyer’s after I read his book The Greatest Ever Bank Robbery (review in previous post). The Bankers offers an […]