Friday, January 28, 2011
Ask the Readers: Should We Move to a More Expensive Part of the Country?
The Friday “Ask the Readers” column generally follows a set format: I introduce the topic, share a reader e-mail, give my best advice, and then ask for your feedback. Today’s column is a little different. Jennifer sent me a 1000-word question, and rather than write any sort of response, I’m just going to let her [...]
Who's really buying Hooters?
Hooters of America yesterday announced that it had agreed to be acquired by�Chanticleer Holdings LLC (CCLR), a North Carolina-based business development company. But here's the thing: I'm told that the beer, boob and wing chain was sold for more than $200 million.�Chanticleer, on the other hand, has a market cap south of $7 million. So [...]
Source: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/26/whos-really-buying-hooters/
Drama in Real Life: When Emergencies Pile Up
This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Last week, I mentioned that my cat just died. Not only was his passing heartbreaking, it was expensive. But as I said in that post, I was very happy to be able [...]
Source: http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2011/01/06/drama-in-real-life-when-emergencies-pile-up/
Private Clouds on the Horizon
Cloud computing offers a number of benefits. It provides, for example, the ability to tap IT capabilities as flexible services that can be changed as quickly as the business changes.
Private clouds provide many of the benefits of cloud computing, but are deployed behind the corporate firewall. They eliminate security concerns around public clouds, and [...]
Private clouds provide many of the benefits of cloud computing, but are deployed behind the corporate firewall. They eliminate security concerns around public clouds, and [...]
Source: http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2011/01/27/private-clouds-on-the-horizon/
Why CalPERS is selling big buyout fund stakes
Trade pub Private Equity Insider recently reported that CalPERS is marketing more than $800 million worth of big buyout fund stakes on the secondary market. It didn't provide specifics, but I've learned that the public pension giant is offering 20% of its positions in the following vehicles (6/10/10 IRRs in parentheses, based on CalPERS data): [...]
Source: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/28/why-calpers-is-selling-big-buyout-fund-stakes/
Federal Loan Modification Plan For Unemployed Homeowners Offers Relief - Who Qualifies?
The Federal Treasury Department is offering loan modification help to the many homeowners who have found themselves unemployed due to the current recession and are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. Now, even if you are unemployed you may be able to get your mortgage payment drastically reduced to help you avoid foreclosure [...]
EGOS 2011 stream: THE DUBIOUS ROLE OF NUMBERS IN ORGANIZATIONS
The following EGOS stream may also be of interest to SSF people. Have a good break, Yuval THE DUBIOUS ROLE OF NUMBERS IN ORGANIZATIONS Sub?stream #39, EGOS 2011 Colloquium, Gothenburg Conveners:Christian Huber, Helmut?Schmidt?University, Hamburg, Germany (huber@hsu?hh.de)Martin Messner, HEC Paris, France (messner@hec.fr)Tobias Scheytt, Helmut?Schmidt?University, Hamburg, Germany (Scheytt@hsu?hh.de) Numbers are ubiquitous phenomena in organizations. Whether we look [...]
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