What I Learned from the Owner of the Chicago Cubs

In April of 2016 I had the opportunity to go see Tom Ricketts, CEO of Inland Capital and owner of the Chicago Cubs, speak at a CFA Society of Chicago event.  As a finance nerd, and Cubs fan, I was very excited, and his talk did not disappoint.  And even though he was talking about Read more about What I Learned from the Owner of the Chicago Cubs[…]

Stop Hatin’ on Janet

In June, the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, held a press conference after the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.  The big announcement was that they left interest rates unchanged.  The market yawned, fully expecting this.  The talking heads, however, needing to fill air-time, arm chair quarterbacked it like true professional spectators. “What about this Read more about Stop Hatin’ on Janet[…]