Another Bull in the Market

Mike Cronin

Maybe this story will make you feel better about the ethics of at least some people on Wall Street, who also happen to be brilliant. Thankfully, for us. Or maybe it will make you wonder just how much money was …..

Taxi!

Mike Cronin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-cabbie-of-the-year-20140329,0,3683823.story

They buzz horses, don’t they?

Mike Cronin

Recently The New York Times published stories regarding a PETA investigation of Thoroughbred racing. It was not pleasant reading and apologists for the sport were quick to point out how PETA sensationalizes that which is legal and humane along with …..

Your very own, radio

Mike Cronin

Even in the urban intensity of a Miami, and with a plethora of ways to “access content”, there is still the oasis of the radio late at night. It is live, solitary, singular. Like reading a book, it is where …..

Escalator Train

Mike Cronin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ohare-train-crash-20140324,0,1750012.story From February 4, 1977, when the “L” train derailed at “The Loop”. Unlike today’s derailment, this one killed eleven people.

Hits and Misses

Mike Cronin

My analysis of this past weekend’s Tournament games had its high points

This Guy’s Good

Mike Cronin

Sick of all the noise in the world of financial markets? Stick your money in a low-cost index fund or two and shut off CNBC and Bloomberg forever. Absolutely get rid of your stockbroker and financial advisor. End your subscription …..

Just Gets Better and Better

Mike Cronin

Can’t wait for this weekend’s games in the Tournament. I’m not a big believer that if a superior team squeaks by this means much of anything. In fact, sometimes I think it acts as a wake-up call. That said, Pitt-Florida …..

More Questions, No Answers Yet

Mike Cronin

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been the tragically ultimate crowdsourcing for an answer. The journalists at the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among others, have distinguished themselves with exhaustive reporting, dozens of nations are …..