Archive for December, 2009

• In 2009 I Learned That…
  Joshua M Brown, December 30th, 2009 at 6:30 pm, Comments: 0

  Great quotes from just about everyone re: what we learned in 2009.

• 20 Years Under The Simpsons Influence
  Joshua M Brown, December 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, Comments: 0

  Shows that are influencers of and were influenced by The Simpsons.

• 7 Terms and Phrases We Should Bury With 2009 (reprise)
  Joshua M Brown, December 30th, 2009 at 10:35 am, Comments: 0

  this post originally appeared on November 20th 2009
  Every passing year gives rise to any number of mind-bogglingly annoying terms and phrases.  2009 was no exception.
  I submit the following terms as ready-for-obsolescence as the year draws to a close, let's leave these behind as we head into 2010:
  Shovel-Ready
  Let me help you out with this: there is [...]

• Hot Links: Motor City Farming
  Joshua M Brown, December 30th, 2009 at 5:22 am, Comments: 0

  Great Links of the Day

• Changed My Mind, Now I Like Raj
  Joshua M Brown, December 29th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, Comments: 0

  The Wall Street Journal  had a huge story about Raj Rajnaratnam, the Galleon Fund insider trader, and while his actions were despicable, ya gotta love his sense of humor...
  From the WSJ via Dealbreaker:
  The hedge fund community has been (potentially) robbed of a tremendous human being: “At Galleon, Mr. Rajaratnam took his fondness for pranks and dares to [...]

• Big Ugly Winners of 2009
  Joshua M Brown, December 29th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, Comments: 0

  "Some companies that have shined in 2009 are expected to earn less next year than they did this year, which makes their 2009 stock gains suspect."

• In Memoriam 2009: A Great Big List of People and Things that Died this Year
  Joshua M Brown, December 29th, 2009 at 8:57 am, Comments: 0

  A Great Big List of People and Things that Died this Year

• Hot Links: Dawn of the Decade, Whole Foods & Dimon's Tea Party
  Joshua M Brown, December 29th, 2009 at 7:21 am, Comments: 0

  My Fave Links of the Day

• Santa Claus Rally (reprise)
  Joshua M Brown, December 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm, Comments: 0

  this post originally appeared on December 6th 2009

  This post will be 99% anecdotal, 1% empirical, because I haven't the time or energy to go dig up supporting data for what we all know:  Most years, the market rips higher during the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve and this one week run is commonly [...]

• The Decade in Icons
  Joshua M Brown, December 28th, 2009 at 2:00 pm, Comments: 0

  One of the coolest infographics I've ever seen by Philip Niemyer