Dumb, Dumb, Dumb – Firing a Teacher for Holding a Beer

February 12, 2011

This week’s weekly links is dedicated to the utter stupidity of a Georgia School District for firing a teacher that had a vacation picture of her holding a beer.  Seriously, she went to England, had a snapshot of her in a pub holding a beer and smiling and some conniving parent anonymously complained to the […]

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Annoyed Over How Your Bonus is Determined? Join the Crowd

February 9, 2011

My company has changed their bonus policy practically annually since my employment began.  Frankly, my bonus isn’t a large percentage of my annual salary anyway, as I’m not in sales or an executive position.  But it’s been kind of frustrating to see the weighting for determining the bonus size switch between things like my personal […]

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Arbitrage Pricing Theory – MBA Mondays with Darwin

February 7, 2011

Arbitrage Pricing Theory will be this week’s MBA Monday topic (see full list of MBA Monday posts).   Probably the most common use of the term “arbitrage” is when associated with Merger Arbitrage.  There are other types of arbitrage as well, with entire companies and disciplines dedicated to exploiting arbitrage opportunities. The most common use of […]

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Mark Cuban is Dead Wrong – Diversification Matters

February 3, 2011

I usually like Mark Cuban’s articles.  He’s a bright guy, a real maverick, an innovator and a good writer.  But this week, he wrote an article about the Asset Allocation Lie which was probably his worst work I’ve ever read.  Not only do I disagree with his opinion, but I’m concerned that his advice is […]

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January Traffic, Earnings, Content – Crushed It!

February 1, 2011

January was the best month ever for Darwin’s Money (which is the goal every month!), with traffic more than doubling!  I have to credit much of the surge to google’s search algorithm updates, where some existing articles started to pick up traction.  I’ve also been routinely featured in various blog carnivals and roundups and freelancing […]

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Should a Credit Check Disqualify You From a New Job? Employers Think So

January 31, 2011

I noticed a news item from 2010 on how Oregon is banning credit checks by employers save for a few exceptions like banks and credit unions, etc., where employees are routinely handling cash.  The thinking is that there’s no difference in performance amongst employees with good credit vs. poor credit and it’s an overstep of […]

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