Article(s): Breaking Down BRIC and A Bull’s Case for Silver

Two updates on the article front today:
1) Over at Index Universe, I’ve got a new article in this month’s Exchange-Traded Fund Report, “Breaking Down BRIC” (registration required). It’s a fun little round-up of the Big 4 countries in emerging markets–Brazil, Russia, India and China (hence the term “BRIC”)–and what makes each economy unique for investors.
2) [...]

Article: The Meter Is Running

I’ve got a new article up at GWJ, The Meter is Running, about Time Warner Cable’s naked cash grab new broadband pricing model for Rochester, which switches to a tiered billing system based on monthly consumption levels. I crunch some numbers to show the caps are set ludicrously low and the prices laughably high. Too [...]

Article: Musical Tastes

What happens when two gamers cross in the unlikeliest of places? Today at GWJ, I’ve posted a fun, fluffy little article exploring just that: “Musical Taste“. From the article:
But the instructor—he’s one I haven’t seen before. Usually this timeslot is taught by a scrawny, serious blonde, or a perky dancer. But this man, this hulking [...]

Article: “Subprime” Carbon?

I’ve got a new article up over at Hard Assets Investor called “‘Subprime’ Carbon?”, about the current state of the carbon trading market. “Carbon trading” is an up-and-coming alt-energy futures market; it trades contracts allowing you to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide into the air, in an attempt to limit total national emissions [...]

Design NY 2009

Just a heads up: The 2009 issue of DesignNY, for which Karen Marley and I both wrote approximately 47 million articles, has just hit newsstands. Design NY is a Western NY-focused home design “resource guide” (read: 135 pages of gorgeous, drool-worthy homes and more design ideas than you’d ever use in one lifetime), and it’s [...]

Two quick updates…

First: A shout-out to reader Geoff Franz, who helped find the missing </div> was screwing my post formatting. You are my CSS hero. (Kinda like a Guitar Hero, except without the  plastic guitar.)
Second: Dubious Quality again picked up my recent GWJ article, “When the Flood Waters Recede”, as part of the weekly “must not miss” [...]

Article: MLPs–Profit in the Pipelines?

Heads up on another new article of mine published today, this time for Hard Assets Investor. “MLPs: Profit in the Pipelines?” focuses on an often overlooked asset class, the master limited partnership, that allows investors to tap into energy infrastructure–hot news these days, considering Pres. Obama’s big infrastructure push in his stimulus package.
From the article:
MLPs [...]

Article: When the Flood Waters Recede

I’ve got a new article up at Gamers With Jobs,  “When the Flood Waters Recede“. It’s a cute story that happened a few years ago, about how awesome grandmothers can be. Mine’s the best. (If you like this story, you can read more about her in “Maajh, Ladies“, for The Escapist.)
From the article:
“It’s not all [...]

Article: Wax on the Arm

I’ve got a new story up at Gamers With Jobs:  “Wax on the Arm“. Just a cute little story about my wedding day, and how fathers always make things better, even when they’re knocking stuff over and ruining rental tuxes. Enjoy!
From the article:
Inside the gallery the air is heavy and smoky, warmed by the heat [...]