Monthly Archives: March 2015

Welcome to America, Trevor Noah

You might experience a certain amount of discomfort at the start.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Welcome to America, Trevor Noah

Should you sign up for a financial robo-advisor?

The main advice I have for most young people looking at these products is simple: why are are you looking at these products?

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Should you sign up for a financial robo-advisor?

The Podcast Podcast

Slate Money on the business of podcasting, with special guests Alex Blumberg and Will Mayo.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Podcast Podcast

I made a bet that there’s an even worse investment than Bitcoin

Bitcoin might be an idiotic investment, but it’s not as bad as penny stocks.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on I made a bet that there’s an even worse investment than Bitcoin

How Facebook could kill the news brand

If Facebook continues to grow as a trusted news source in its own right, then the result could be an existential crisis for news organizations with old-fashioned things like editors and fact-checkers and clear ethical guidelines.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How Facebook could kill the news brand

Greece’s debt crisis: How did we get here?

It all starts 15 years ago…

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Literary Edition

Journalist Alissa Quart shares her first book of poetry, then chats with Slate Money about Wall Street bonuses and the late David Foster Wallace’s tax advice.

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

SXSW is no longer a tech conference

Or rather, it is still a tech conference, but in the same way that every company (even McDonald’s!) is a tech company.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on SXSW is no longer a tech conference

The Automatic for the People Edition

Slate Money on odious debt as an international power play, Charles Schwab’s plan to create a robo-adviser, and the Apple smartwatch.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Automatic for the People Edition

Gigaom’s biggest problem: it stayed private

In Silicon Valley, either you raise money at ever-higher valuations, or you’re probably going to die.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Gigaom’s biggest problem: it stayed private

The Money for Nothing Edition

Slate Money on whether Wu-Tang Clan’s album can sell like fine art, a stock plunge for Lumber Liquidators, and the reasons why we have patent trolls.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Money for Nothing Edition

Naming Wrongs

David Geffen paid $100 million to get his name on a concert hall at Lincoln Center. Yes, that’s kind of gross.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Naming Wrongs

Sorry, Darlene: Not everyone should learn to invest

A case can be made that investing is a way of making poor people poorer.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sorry, Darlene: Not everyone should learn to invest

Mediterranean islands wine contest

This year’s wine contest was another great one. The theme was red wine from Mediterranean islands – which meant, in practice, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. We had 11 contestants, with 7 wines from Sicily, 3 from Sardinia, and 1 from … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Mediterranean islands wine contest