Leisure ArticlesGreenwich, China?Jul 1, 2011By Kristen French Is Greenwich, Conn., where a high concentration of New York-based hedge fund managers live in sprawling mansions with elaborately manicured grounds, the secret to the U.S. hedge fund industry's financial success? China seems to think so. ... Racehorses: Good for a Gamble, Bad for InvestmentMay 2, 2011By Jerry Gleeson What's wrong with investing in racehorses? The slow ones eat as much as the fast ones, and even the fast ones only rarely earn their keep. And then there are the crooked characters who lurk around the business... Rep. Index Nov. 2010Nov 1, 2010compiled By John Kador ... To Heck With A Hemline Indicator, Welcome The Bikini IndicatorFeb 13, 2008By Christina Mucciolo You’ve heard of the “Bull Markets, Bear Knees” theory. It goes like this: When you want to know which way the equity market is headed, watch the direction of women’s dresses. In the late 19th century and early part of the 20th century, “the stock market was rather dull, and so were hemlines,” writes Burton Malkiel in his classic, A Random Walk Down Wall Street. “But then came rising hemlines and the great bull market of the 1920s, to be followed by long skirts and the crash of the 1930s.” ... Market Low, Cayne HighNov 2, 2007By Halah Touryalai Deal with the mortgage crisis. Minimize the pain of a hedge fund implosion. Play a game of bridge. Smoke a J. That may be a day in the life of Bear Stearns Chief Executive, Jimmy Cayne.... Take Comfort In The Quiet Life, Mr. Financial AdvisorOct 15, 2007By John Churchill Is your revenue production down? Not bringing in those million dollar accounts? Maybe your branch manager has threatened to move you to a more rural location, or garnish your wages a bit? Be thankful—at least he’s not asking you to take female hormones and dress up like a woman! The New York Post recently reported (read story here) that Andrew Tong, a trader at SAC Capital, the $2 trillion Stamford-based hedge fund, filed a lawsuit last week in Manhattan Supreme Court alleging those very things against his boss, Ping Jiang. ... Bear’s Cayne: Cheating At Golf?Jul 16, 2007By Christina Mucciolo You’ve probably heard about Bear Stearns’ CEO Jimmy Cayne’s numerous golf outings in June—while his company’s hedge funds were tanking. You might have also heard that he tends to score in the high 90s, so it might not surprise you to hear that the Hollywood Country Club in Deal, N.J., is investigating Cayne’s victory at a Jul. 4 golf tournament. ... Yoga for Reps. SeriouslySep 1, 2006By Christie Matheson Find a moment of inner peace, even in the midst of a market meltdown... Stepping Into the RingJun 1, 2006Halah Touryalai Certain gyms in New York City, like Church Street Boxing Gym in the financial district and Gleason's in Brooklyn, have become popular with Wall Street... Packing Heat—and an ArteryApr 1, 2006Kevin Burke New stress reducing activity... Summer ReadingJun 1, 2005By Will Lietch Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple's Guide to Financial Security Sheryl Garrett and Debra NeimanDearborn Trade Publishing ($21.95)288 pages... Educate Yourself on the BeachJul 1, 2004By David Geracioti Watch the expressions on the faces of your friends as you lie down on your beach blanket and pull out the 688-page tome, A History of Interest Rates.... This Year's Beach ReadingJun 1, 2003By Will Leitch Four financial titles to pack with the sunscreen.... Spending It: Hang TenJun 1, 2003By Sam George Learning to surf is all the rage. What newbies need to know.... Spending It: Fly Fishing the Roaring ForkMar 1, 2003By Ross Purnell A top-to-bottom tour of one of Colorado's finest freestone rivers.... Spending It: Well Chartered WatersFeb 1, 2003By Amy Ullrich Escape the grips of deep winter with a trip on a yacht. Tips for a successful sailboat vacation.... Spending It: Wrist ActionJan 1, 2003By Edward Kiersh Nello, the owner of the trendy eponymous eatery on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is a connoisseur with wide-ranging tastes. The amiable Romanian's kitchen is famous for its white truffle dishes and Florentine-style steaks. Yet Nello says his real passion is collectible timepieces. That's right, watches. It began in his childhood, he says, when he heard the chimes of a Vacheron Constantin pocket watch that was given to his family by Romanian King Michael. Since then, he's acquired 20 prized timepi... |
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