Captain Capitalism

I fully expect this post to be forwarded and linked to not just your buddies, but it better damn well end up on the Rush Limbaugh show or so...

Hope all you Bearn Stearns blue blood, Citigroup mortgage bankers and big time corporate manager types enjoy the job market. Because this ...

Most of the Cappy Cap readers have no idea how many internet trolls I have that I screen out on a regular basis. The most recent one was so...

Wow, who would have guessed a defeatist film like Stop Loss would have failed like "Lions for Lambs?" It actually gives me hope t...

I tell my students that for the most part, 90% of investment professionals wasted their time to get a bachelors, masters or doctorate in fin...

I remember talking to a recruiter and he was a blunt fellow (which I appreciate). And he said, "Look, you're not a team player....

I'm sitting at the coffee shop working on the housing crisis book. I go to the coffee shop because I get sick of being couped up in my ...

Jon sent this link and it's some pretty cool chartage. Matt Trivisonno. One of the particularly interesting charts is withholding tax...

There is a dance joint in Minneapolis called "First Avenue." And in all seriousness it is one of the best dance halls I've be...

Interesting chart I found whilst gallivanting around on Nationmaster.com. Was looking for population data but came across this chart showin...

I cried once. It was when the closed down and tore down my favorite hang out in the Twin Cities; The Manor. Ah, yes, the Manor. I was all o...

I was always fly light and if I need to wear a suit, I wear it on the plane. It is because of the fear that they will lose my luggage and m...

I was wondering if there are any people still out there that believe it's "big oil" that is controlling prices and exploiting ...

The Boomers had their recession from 1979-1982. I thought Gen X would have theirs during the DotcomMania days, but it was too weak. This up ...

What I don't think a lot of people realize is just how bad timing this housing crash is. It comes on the precipice of the Baby Boomers r...

This is something I've noticed, but why is it, regardless of the country they're in and the language they speak, the signs protester...

The Captain, because of his calm demeanor, patience for office politics, passion for traffic laden commutes, capacity to endure inept leader...

As some of you may or may not know, I have a little moonlighting career as a dance instructor (which thanks to the housing crash is the only...

Sadly, it's become such a broken record that Republicans are already forecasting it. If Obama wins the democratic nomination, then if he...

The Dow Jones today continued its gains after the Federal Reserve said it'd do all in its power to prevent a liquidity crisis. However, ...