http://money.lifestyleguide.us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:34:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm here in Dayton at the R.I.S.E. forum (a very large student-focused conference on the investment world), and I'm waiting for my students to get their stuff together See original here: Hanging Out In Scenic Dayton http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/hanging-out-in-scenic-dayton We're getting close to the point where I cover the credit crisis in class, and it's also almost time for March Madness (even if my UCONN Huskies have soiled the matress to the ext thqt they'll get an early vacation)). So this comes at an ideal time - the Market ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/market-meltdown-game Just had a stress test (there was a minor irregularity in an EKG at my recent physical). I'd been putting in a lot of seat time (on the bike) at the gym up until about 3 weeks ago when some other problems had me stopping altogether, so I wasn't too ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/stess-tests-and-shaved-wookies Here's a pretty good "brief" memoir Eugene Fama wrote for a journal. I say "brief" because it runs pretty long - but that's to be expected given all the work that Fama has done. Here is the original:  Memoir of Gene Fama http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/memoir-of-gene-fama Like most faculty, students coming late to class bothers me - it disrupts the class, interrupts my train of thought, and in general causes a negative externality. Original post:  Professor's Epic Email Response To a Tardy And Entitled Student http://money.lifestyleguide.us/uncategorized/professors-epic-email-response-to-a-tardy-and-entitled-student As several readers have noted, I haven't been posting much lately. Mostly, I've been working - trying to get ahead in my classes, working on research, and in general keeping a low profile. So, here's a brief update on things See the rest here:  I'm Still Here http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/im-still-here I might tune into the SOTU (State Of The Union) address tonight. Unfortunately, I have to watch the Unknown Kids (unknown Wife has a girls night out). If I weren't, I might be willing to try one of the following SOTU drinking games: From the Huffington Post From the San ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/preparing-for-obamas-sotu-address A serious and sad note today - Mark Bertus (a finance prof at Auburn University) passed away early this morning at the age of 38 after a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind a wife and three children, and is now pain free and in the presense of Joy ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/rip-mark-bertus-12211971-1262010 I don't discuss it much on the blog, but those of you who know me know that I'm a bit of a political junkie. So, I've been watching the goings on in the Massachusetts Senate race the last few weeks. I grew up in a neighboring state, and was fed ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/inconceivable I was watching the Unknown Baby Boy today while the Unknown Wife went to physical therapy (she recently threw her back out - luckily, it's gotten better). So, I got to my office later than expected. When I did, it was raining a bit, and the faculty lot behind my ... http://money.lifestyleguide.us/financial/fun-with-faculty-parking