Julia Roberts was reportedly paid about $1.5m for this 45 second spot for Lavazza. That’s $250k per smile.
Legend has it that Picasso was once sitting in a Paris café when an admirer approached and asked if he would do a quick sketch on a paper napkin.
James Flora serves 28 types of Michigan craft beer in his establishment, and he has a novel method of determining the price for each:
RSA Journal has an interview with behavioral economist Dan Arielli that contains this interesting finding: many US states prohibit people from using their mobile phones to send text messages while they are driving, yet accident rates have actually gone up in these states because the new law has prompted people […]
In the Rebound ETF model, manager Rebound Trading Systems uses both technical analysis and a proprietary momentum model for choosing ETFs to add. When the model is fully invested, a total of seven ETFs will be in the model. When the model is not fully invested, excess funds remain in […]
In their Workouts model, manager Fat Pitch Financials invests in special situations in which a corporate event sets the future value of a security. This includes events like mergers, liquidations, tender offers, etc. Media reports and securities filings are heavily relied on for research purposes. The top holding in the […]
The International Hedged Equity model managed by SWAN Asset Management attempts to provide stable performance with income and growth provided by international stocks. Stocks are evaluated by the company’s growth, profitability and cash flow before being added to the model. This month, SWAN added energy company National Grid PLC (NYSE: […]
ETF model is no longer available on Covestor Model manager Analytic Investment added several new positions to the Focus ETF model at the beginning of December.
In his Market Comparables model, manager Richard Moore evaluates stocks based on their relative stock price movement and valuations over time. He also reviews financial forecasts to assess the potential for earnings growth. This month, Moore added several positions to the model including UsaNA Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: USNA), the […]
Setting the financial crisis to music – from the FT’s Frederick Studeman and Julian Anderson, composer in residence at the London Philharmonic Orchestra. One big challenge Anderson faced was how to capture September, 2008: One obvious way to symbolise the moment of crash is a dull, almighty thud; another, a […]
It’s become a yearly tradition for the folks at PNC to figure out how much it would cost to buy each of the gifts in the carol “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Here are this year’s results – complete with an interactive pop-up book accompanied by PNC’s Jim Dunigan’s lovely Mid-Atlantic accent. […]