New and not-so-new books that captured our attention this month Far too often, book reviews drive away readers. But reviews present just one stranger’s view, and taking them to heart leaves great books undiscovered. The Luckbox Bookshelf offers profiles instead of reviews. Don’t look to these pages for opinions. Think of Bookshelf as a place … Continued
Over the course of a lifetime, the average person spends about 26 years (9,490 days) sleeping, not to mention seven years trying to get to sleep. That’s a total of 33 years in bed and a good reason to care about mattresses. Discussions about healthy sleeping habits often center around when and how long people … Continued
John Carter, founder, Simpler Trading Age 51 Office Austin, Texas Years trading 31 How did you start trading? I spent my junior year of high school working at a cookie store at the mall making minimum wage. After a while, I saved up $1,000. One night when I got home my dad and his buddies … Continued
Ryan Grace, Chief Market Strategist, dough Office Chicago Age 33 Years trading 15 How did you start trading? Since childhood, I was fascinated with the concept of investing and this idea that you could make money by simply picking stocks in the market. As I learned more, I became completely enthralled. I then invested a … Continued
Want to make a living from music? Put down the guitar and start picking music-related equities. As AC/DC said, it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll. And to measure the top in music, even if it isn’t rock ‘n’ roll, rely on the Billboard Hot 100. The chart, … Continued
Chief Trading Strategist, tastytrade Office Austin, Texas Age 56 Years trading 27 How did you start trading? Trading was the only business where it didn’t matter where you came from, but how you performed. I grew up watching Lou Ruykeyser’s Wall $treet Week back in the ‘70s with my grandmother in Fitchburg, Mass. Then I … Continued
Among the more than 1 million available podcasts, these merit special attention The Joe Rogan Experience4.7 stars 1,500+ episodes Debut: 2009 Joe Rogan, the biggest name in the podcast industry, attracts nearly 200 million listeners a month and ranks No. 1 with $30 million in revenue in 2019, according to Forbes. The Joe Rogan Experience, his free … Continued
tastytrade Host & Content Manager Office Chicago Age 30 Years trading 7 How did you start trading? Being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Kidding! I do NOT have a finance background, so this whole thing sort of fell into my lap! I was a new hire on the support team at tastytrade … Continued
While the world locked down, these passengers spent 15 worry-free weeks aboard a luxury cruiseliner Thousands of passengers and crew members have come down with cases of COVID-19 aboard cruise ships, but one 12-deck pleasure vessel not only escaped the infection but even became an accidental safe haven from the worldwide pandemic. To the passengers … Continued
Head of data science, tastytrade Home Chicago Age 42 Years trading 20+ Office tastytrade, Chicago How did you start trading? I became interested early on, in junior high. My dad was getting an MBA at the time and had a ton of books on finance and trading. I became interested in trading and stocks because … Continued
