Finished reading Nothing to Fear by Adam Cohen. Nothing to Fear is a narrative of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) famous first hundred days as president. Cohen focuses on the five Roosevelt aides whom he sees as having been the most influence in developing FDR’s wave of extraordinary actions. These aides were agriculture secretary Henry Wallace, [...]

Finished reading Liars & Thieves by Stephen Coonts. Liars & Thieves is about Tommy Carmellini an ex-burglar turned CIA operative. The story begins with Tommy hanging out with partner Willie “the Wire” when his ex-girlfriend Dorsey O’Shea turns up asking Tommy to break into a house and retrieve some sex tapes in which she has [...]

Finished reading Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. Dolores Claiborne is a story told in the first person by the cranky, 65-year-old housekeeper, Dolores. Dolores explains to police officers and a stenographer how and why she killed her husband, Joe, 30 years ago. In the same story she insists that she did not kill her long [...]

Finished reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Life of Pi is about 16-year-old Pi Patel, the son of a zookeeper. Pi is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he attracts “religions the way a dog attracts fleas.” Planning a move to Canada, Pi’s father packs up the family and their animals and they hitch a [...]

Finished reading Watchers by Dean Koontz. Watchers is about Travis Cornell who encounters a stray dog while hiking, he quickly realizes that the animal is most unusual and that something horrifying is stalking them both. The dog is the beginning of a plot involving genetic manipulation that has created two extraordinary animals. One animal is [...]

A few weeks ago I signed up for a Lending Club account. Before joining Lending Club, I researched the company and found they have been around for a few years. The company is well funded by Norwest Venture Partners and Canaan Partners. Lending Club allows individual investors and qualified borrowers to get better rates than [...]

I finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games is about sixteen-year-old Katniss, who illegally traps and collects food for her widowed mother and little sister from the forest outside the legal perimeter of District 12. District 12 is the poorest of the dozen districts constituting Panem, the North American dystopic state [...]

Finished reading The Devil You Know by Mike Carey yesterday. The Devil You Know is about Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist. The book takes place in modern day London but ghosts and other supernatural creatures are common place. While trying to retire from his exorcist career, Castor accepts a seemingly simple job just to [...]

I’ve been playing around with the idea of starting a blog dedicated to personal finance. I realized the other day, my business and finance thought process differs from the average person. I’m not sure where this aptitude came from. Yes, I spent my college years in business school and I enjoy reading business books (I [...]