Finance

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A Fine Read In The Tradition Of A Fine Wine

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ June 2, 2009 ⋅ 6 Comments

When I was still working there was never enough time in the day. Now that I’m retired, there’s even less time. Which makes no sense, but there you have it. So I am always looking for ways to save time, or at least waste less of it. One of my major, serious, time sinks was … Continue reading →

Coffee Cards Gone Wild, and Re-Loadable

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ May 16, 2009 ⋅ 7 Comments

Let’s start off by saying that Coffee Cards are a great gift item! I received one for a special occasion the other day, and it provided me many hours of pleasurable sipping and lounging around at my local Peet’s. Brilliant. But the mystery to me is that these cards are marketed as “re-loadable debit cards”; … Continue reading →

Can You Parse Zip, Zero, Nada?

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ May 8, 2009 ⋅ 1 Comment

I’m sitting here listening to a supposedly very knowledgeable financial analyst being interviewed about the market for muni bonds. He gets paid to talk, the reporter gets paid to talk. But ‘the expert’ can’t offer any actual advice because he might be wrong and then he will be sued. Resulting in a total waste of … Continue reading →