Brown Motion

1. 'Financial Advisor' by definition is an ironic title - if you are so smart at advising it is assumed you know how to make more money from some money. Would you rather not invest your own money where your proverbial mouth is and make more money for yourself? Reason is they are not smart (at least in the way advertised) and therefore want to parlay risk, while charging fees to play with other people's money. What better way to make money than by risking someone else's? 2. iPad - a true symbol of keeping up with the Joneses - when you consider some of the selling propositons for the ipad you realize that everything it touted to not have (weight/price tag) is what people spend money on buying making it one of the all time best packaging scams to hit the planet. Consider the following catch lines - a. Its lightweight - not if you add the protective case and covers to prevent that errant coffee spill wipe out your investment or drop it like the clumsy I am. b. It ha...