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Insider trading just got a whole lot easier. The ambiguity of what constitutes insider trading has been the biggest deterrent of illegal practices over the last 6 years — that and watching all the perp walks down by City Hall on television. As soon as the crackdown began in 2009, fear has been running rampant … Read more
I’m car number 12 out of 18. Two men in black and gold security jackets and sunglasses stand at the front of the line, directing traffic. With a wave of their hands they instruct each driver to move forward. We inch along slowly, haltingly, tensely, like tourists trying to cross the border from Mexico back … Read more
We hear clicking cleats on concrete as the other team walks toward our football field. They already look defeated. They know they’re in trouble. We’ve had eight games so far this season, and we’ve let the opposition score a combined total of three points against us. We lost our first game to Colby College 3-0 … Read more
Why would a millionaire or a celebrity choose to sleep on the streets of New York City? Two words: Homeless youth. Most of us can’t fathom being homeless as adults — but what if you were a teenager? Watch Video / Read Full Article
Unwrapped Christmas gifts cover every inch of the kitchen table. Stuffed animals stacked on top of Barbie dolls stacked on top of puzzles stacked on top of Nintendo DS gadgets stacked on top of Dream Houses. There are too many to count. Lola, my daughter, sits on a chair in front of the table. I … Read more
Tonight I’m spending the night on the street. I’m raising money for the Covenant House. Covenant House not only shelters, feeds and medically cares for homeless teens, but also has educational and employment programs to help empower the kids, it’s an emotional and worthy cause. I’m sleeping out so others don’t have to… I’m at … Read more
I knew that eventually Jenn, my ex, would start dating someone. I was okay with that. We had too much of a past to ever consider getting back together, and the present was too good to consider changing. I thought we’d already been through the hardest part. We’d managed to get past the breakup of … Read more
It’s rare that anything positive comes to me through the mailbox these days. Typically, my walk from the driveway to the trash can hidden underneath the sink consists of eyeballing and sorting through unwanted catalogs, IRA statements, and unsolicited junk mail. It’s just a daily chore. But once a month I get my American Express … Read more
It may be holiday-shopping season at the mall but on Wall Street, it’s bonus season. The amount they’ll receive has pretty much already been determined so there’s only one thing left to do — figure out how to spend it. The average bonus per employee in New York City’s financial-services industry was about $164,000 last … Read more
The elevator doors open into a plush reception area with modern couches and comfy chairs off to the side. The oak desk is front and center. The woman behind it looks at me with contempt. She continues to talk into her headset. The receptionist can’t be much older than me, but she looks like a … Read more