bigdog’s Blog posts
The DIY Investor Strikes Back
Could DIY investing offer a path back to prosperity during the Great Recession? A recent article in SmartMoney, The DIY Investor by Reshma Kapadia, suggests many folks battered by the recession t... more
A Country’s Trash is a Country’s Treasure?
Garbage Day I found this blog by Ezra Klein about garbage interesting, if not worrisome, with a chart depicting how closely carloads of trash shipped off to dumps and landfills correlate wi... more
The New Hotness in Financial Services: Finovate is Back!
Ready for a Jetsons-like glimpse into financial services’ future? Finovate never fails to deliver the goods, and this fall’s conference in NYC should prove no exception. The event is designed to... more
Meeting of the Options-Minded at FIA / OIC
I’m so pumped to join a team of the biggest thinkers in the options industry today at the FIA / OIC summit conference, this week in New York. I’m joining industry analyst Rich Repetto of Sandl... more
The Financial Entrepreneur Pitch-Fest Competition Deadline is Fast Approaching!
5...4...3...2...1 For the past couple of decades, Silicon Valley has developed a culture of entrepreneurship. Many of the brightest minds in America have gravitated there to participate in... more
Student Loans Now Hitting the Upper Middle Class
Decisions, decisions I’ve written about this subject before. I am deeply concerned about the outstanding student debt in this country and hope this is not the next collapse our economy has to... more
Vacation, all I ever wanted...
Bags are packed! Now that the merger is closed, I have time for a little breather before we dig in and bring together both our firms and change the industry. This will be my second vacation... more
Celebrating Babymaking
Singapore is so concerned about its birthrate, that one of the main underlying themes for their independence day, National Day, is encouraging its citizens to increase the birthrate and do their... more
Talkin' Baseball
I've been back to baseball now that the Olympics is over, and what a week it has been! This week, King Felix Hernandez's perfect game helped wash out the bad taste of Melky Cabrera's suspension... more
Going Off the Rails on a Crazy Train
The news this week that Amtrak lost $833 million dollars in the past 10 years on their food and beverage service had me shaking my head. This just might be the only outfit that loses money on lo... more
Announcing Our Next Wave of API Innovation
The TradeKing API program keeps rolling along! We are determined to lead the financial industry by bringing to market cutting edge products created by some of the brightest, most innovative mind... more
TradeKing + Zecco = Progress!
I’m super-pleased to tell you all: TradeKing’s intended merger with Zecco has officially closed. That’s one big hurdle, cleared! (Check out our joint press release here.) Still, it is important ... more
Let the Games Begin!
Game On! The clock is ticking down to the start of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and I can’t wait. I know there are a lot of folks who don’t watch the Olympics or just watch them ... more
Trolling the Trolls
Patent Trolls Need Hugs? There are lots of great things about building a company like TradeKing from scratch, and reaching various milestones along the way when you realize you are newly “on ... more
The Golden Rule
There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold Steve Forbes made his first splash on the national scene in 1996. He was a bit of a dark horse candidate for President running on a f... more
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me!
Spy vs. Spy As a privately held company with a limited budget for advertisement, we have to watch our pennies when it comes to marketing. We target our ads to a limited audience that we think a... more
Bailouts and Defaults Coming to a City Near You
Hockey Arena Construction Halted in Allentown, PA Greece, Spain, Bailouts, Default, Housing Crisis, Unemployment, Italy, Fannie Mae, Quantitative Easing, Unfunded Pensions, Portugal ...ever... more
Are You Able to Disconnect?
Off Switch A few weeks ago, I wrote about being able to work and stay connected on a cross country flight. I said that although I was happy to be productive and get some work done, I also have ... more
Infographic Time: Who's Suing Who?
I found this infographic from Fast Company Design and had to share it. While every company has some at least one legal issue or dispute with a competitor, I could not get over just how much litigat... more
RIP to our dog, Paddy
Everyone, it’s with a heavy heart that I report to you some sad news: our little dog Patrick, aka “Paddy”, passed away several days ago. I tweeted about it right away, but I wanted to let a lit... more
