Archive for December 20th, 2008

Random Thoughts On Random Things

Call it winding down for the Holidays but I find myself struggling to find something worthwhile to write about. Having failed miserably in doing so, here are some random thoughts that have been bouncing around in my very slow moving brain. State Finances It is becoming painfully evident that many states are in dire straits […]

Do As I Say Not As I Do

Harvard University announced yesterday that it had paid its six top money managers $22.4 million to manage its $36.9 billion endowment fund. The fund paid the same six, all internal employees, $23.3 million in 2007. The payouts were based on an 8.6% increase in the funds assets for the fiscal year ended June 30th. All […]

Quote Of The Day

When I first started writing a blog I used to do a quote of the day. I don’t know why I stopped because it was enriching to pore through a lot of literature to find them. So, I’m starting again and as much as I hate category pages, I’m going to include one for this […]