TSG's official October webinar (yesterday's was actually for September; John Simpson had an extremely busy month, which included a trip to the Middle East to conduct training) will be GIPS(R) (Global Investment Performance Standards) fundamentals, that will highlight...

By now you're aware of Washington's funding of Solyndra, the now bankrupt energy company that received something north of a half billion dollars in government loans. In Wednesday's WSJ, Deborah Solomon had an article ("Solyndra Said to Have Violated Terms of Loan")...

Pollster and word guru Frank Luntz is known for his admonition, "it's not what you say; it's what people hear." This rang true for me this week.I did a talk on Tuesday at the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) titled "Performance Measurement &...

Our next webcast has been announced: John Simpson, CIPM will conduct a two-hour session to help test takers prepare for their upcoming CIPM (Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement) exam (whether you're taking the Principles or Expert level test).It will be...

This blog has been around for more than two years, and I thank those who have taken the time to follow it, post comments and critiques, and contribute to its success. I always appreciate when someone takes the time to comment on the blog. Perhaps there haven’t been as...

I am a very big fan of Michael Lewis, beginning with his best seller Liar's Poker. I was advised to read Moneyball, and as with his other books, found it very well written. And given my lifelong love of baseball, found it quite intriguing: the idea that the Oakland...

Since almost the beginning of this blog, I have incorporated clipart, to add color, effect, humor, and sometimes wonder (as you wonder what the heck it's there for). The selection has always followed the subject, until today.Clipart has the word "art" in it. And while...

In last weekend's WSJ, Clint Bolick had a column dealing with Arizona's struggle with apparently unfair and unnecessary federal government interaction with much of their activities, especially regarding elections. In it he had a statement which hit me as being, at...

Surely you're familiar with the George Santayana line about needing to recall the past to avoid repeating it. This speaks to history, yes?In today's Wall Street Journal Norm Augustine discusses how history is a subject today's youth don't do too well with. As one who...

By now you probably heard about a rogue trader who's cost his employer, UBS, some $2 billion. The bank's risk management is being questioned, and I won't say anymore about it at this  time.It so happens that another, perhaps more interesting, story has surfaced...