Happy Hour at the SLS Hotel

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My friend Tadas has noticed something that I’ve been thinking to myself as well – there seem to be fewer regularly-updated, high quality financial blogs these days. Many have simply disappeared or have gone inactive. And very few new ones of note have come along to replace them. But why? If anything, the market and…

361 Capital portfolio manager, Blaine Rollins, CFA, previously manager of the Janus Fund, writes a weekly update looking back on major moves, macro-trends and economic data points. The 361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing summarizes the latest market news along with some interesting facts and a touch of humor. 361 Capital is a provider of alternative…

“Of the 123 S&P 500 S&P companies that have reported earnings through Monday morning, 60.2 percent have topped analysts’ expectations, shy of the 62 percent average since 1994 and below the 67 percent average over the past four quarters.”

Hi gang, just checking in from LA and already bitching about my hotel’s wireless sitch five minutes into my stay 😉 Quick observation on the markets today, I was out of pocket so I’m just now catching up with what I missed. Today looked like it would be a continuation of the action late last…

Is the Fiscal Cliff the next Y2K? I’ve heard some compare the two, I personally disagree, I think the outcome could be extremely impactful on the economy next year, depending on what kind of deal gets cut (and a deal will get cut in the end). But Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine is looking…

Make them pay.

This week marks three months since I began the most intense workout regimen of my entire life, CrossFit. What led to me beginning CrossFit was a realization that, if left to my own devices, I would never push myself hard enough to truly make the changes I needed to in order to get in shape….