New York is in my blood. My parents, grandparents and great grandparents all hail from New York. I was born there in 1984, but soon moved to Boca Raton, Florida a few years later. But even Boca, which is more than 1,200 miles from the island of Manhattan, is considered the sixth borough because the[…]
(A Guest Post by Heather J. Boneparth) Despite COVID-19 ravaging the state of Florida, Walt Disney World proceeded with its planned reopening last month. Anyone who believes in science knows this was a bad idea, but anyone who understands business knows it wasn’t about that. There are people willing to visit, which means money to[…]
Over the weekend, I learned of a 20 year old who died from suicide after thinking he racked up a $730K+ debit on Robinhood, a free online stock trading platform that’s become exceedingly popular with young “traders” placing risky bets on highly volatile companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, it was later revealed that the[…]
Just like one bad week in the markets can wipe out a year’s worth of gains, one bad week in your life can make it feel like the wheels are coming off. That’s what last week felt like. Before that, everything was firing on all cylinders. The market was rising, prospects were calling, the kids[…]
Heather had been planning the trip since September. For her birthday, Hazel discovered she was going to Walt Disney World for the first time. To many kids, going to Disney is a right of passage. It’s a ticket into a world of magic, happiness and childhood splendor. As a native Floridian, I remember my parents[…]
Well, it’s day five of our little staycation. The children gain in power while their adult chaperones are weakened in each passing minute. Conservatively, I give us until about Friday before they completely overthrow the kingdom. Please, don’t remember me for my financial writings. Remember me for the dank memes. [home with kids for two[…]
Life isn’t some equation you can solve on a whiteboard. Many have tried without success, believe me. Life is unquestionably dynamic and impossibly complex. It’s riddled with emotions that cannot be defined and outliers that can barely be explained. The moment you think you’ve figured it out is the moment you realize you know absolutely[…]
It’s been a long time since I sat down at a table surrounded by my own family. Even when my grandparents were around, we topped out at about nine, maybe ten, people at the holiday dinner table. In my early twenties, after moving to New York, I made a few trips back home for Thanksgiving,[…]
I am a habitual breakfast skipper. Ever since high school, I’ve avoided eating food in the morning. My mom would get so concerned that she’d write a note to my homeroom teacher asking if it would be okay for me sit outside the classroom during the morning announcements and eat something she hid in my[…]
On Thursday I was invited to close out the hour on The Claman Countdown by weighing in on the markets and discussing some of my favorite stonks. While this was not my first time appearing on live TV, it was the first time I was asked to give my opinion on individual companies. You can[…]