Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Friday, May 29th, 2009

When I was 11 years old, my family moved from New Orleans to Houston after my dad got a promotion.
We looked at houses in Houston, and as we did it I never saw kids in the neighborhoods who looked like me.
My stomach twisted because even as a kid, I knew that once I started school [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Former Governor of NY Eliot Spitzer wrote an article today proclaiming that the NY Fed is incestuous and broken.
Hate Spitzer for what he did (with socks on!), but he was a shark when it came to going after white collar crime as a Manhattan DA and Attorney General.
His article brought back memories of the [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Monday, May 18th, 2009
On May 15th 2009, Rep. Ron Paul appeared on Morning Joe on MSNBC. He really has a knack for scaring the hell out of people. However, he’s not always wrong.
Watch Rep. Paul discuss his views on the possibility that the dollar will crash:
Ron Paul isn’t the only person talking about the potential for [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Money Matters, Opinion
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

If you are a woman, you need to know these statistics:
* More than 80 percent of all women will be solely responsible for their own finances at some point in their lives — mostly as they get older.
* On average, men collect $10,450 in retirement income, from all sources, compared to just $6,020 for [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Money Matters, Opinion
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

A topic that I inevitably return to pondering every few days is social media monetization.
This is the discussion surrounding our paying to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other online applications that link you to other people.
Imagine if you had to pay to tweet, or to keep your friends up to date via your Facebook [...]