To Link In, or Not to Link In – This Is Part Two

First, I apologize for not writing over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been preoccupied with finishing the Second Edition of The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management. I handed in the book today, so now I have plenty of time to resume my blogging activities. Also, I apologize for the last post being one about Star Jones. Okay, now that I have completed the pleasantries, on to business: They say that if you live long enough, you’ll experience everything. Well, a week ago, it happened. I got a very simple, not elegant, email from someone I went to college with. I knew the person, not well; I don’t think I […]

Wonders never cease…

I can’t believe this post is coming out – I agree with Star Jones. On a recent segment on the Today Show, Jones, along with Donnie Deutsch and Nancy Synderman, were asked by Matt Lauertheir thoughts on the “Fat Tax” that went into effect on Saturday in Denmark. The tax is applied when saturated fat content exceeds 2.3% of the total content of the food. The formula, the food police say, will increase the cost of a bag of chips by 12 cents and a hamburger by 40 cents. The idea is that if it costs more, you won’t buy it. However, it is really an attack on the rights […]