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DECA State ILCDC 2012
This year was my first year participating in DECA and man was it a blast. For those of you that do not know what DECA is, DECA stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America. It has over 200,000...
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Cruising: Spring Break 2013
This is a two part post, Part I is about the boat and how the boat works, Part II is about pay and how Royal Caribbean Limited makes money. This spring break, I got to go on a new type of trip: a...
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Lessons Learned: USA v. Rod Blagojevich
This Wednesday, I attended a lecture at Northwestern University Law School by Mr. Reid J. Schar, the lead assistant US Attorney for the Blagojevich Trials. For those of you who have not heard of the...
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TEDx Midwest
Last week, I was given the rare opportunity to attend Tedx Midwest. Tedx is an independently organized TED event, that mimics the TED conference in every way. What is TED? TED stands for Technology,...
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Knowing When to Sell
First, I would like to apologize for the long amount of time since the last time I posted. I have been busy with final exams and the end of the year. I am now on summer vacation so I will be able to...
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FSLR, Maybe a time to buy?
FSLR or First Solar is a solar panel company, they make money by manufacturing and selling solar panels (not installing them). My dad first informed me about the stock, but I was a bit uninterested...
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Should everyone get a trophy?
Here’s a hypothetical situation: What if we had 100 people who scheduled an interview with a company, 95 of them showed up. We interviewed them, but instead of looking at how well they did on their...
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America by Rail, On the California Zephyr
When I first told my friends that I was going to spend fifty six hours on a train to San Francisco, they first asked me if I was crazy, and then asked how the heck I wouldn’t die from boredom. I’m not...
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A visit to the New York Stock Exchange
A week after I went to San Francisco (see previous post,) and I took a trip to New York City. When I get older, I want to live in New York. There are so many things to do and there is always something...
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Racking up college debt, is it still worth it?
Suppose you were given $250,000. No catch, no taxes, you can spend it any way you would like. Let’s also say you can get into any college you want. You can spend those $250,000 any way you would like....
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2013 Annual Performance Report
I frequently get asked what stocks I own, but I never have talked about it on this blog. I have decided to put together a yearly report showcasing my performance. I had quite an amazing run this year:...
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Mike Bloomberg Delivered For New York City by Russell Simmons
Reblogged from Global Grind: New York City has never seen a mayor like Mike Bloomberg; a man who didn't need to raise any money for his campaigns, which in turn, meant he didn't owe anyone anything....
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Update: ETHS Investors Association and Options Trading
Today I’m writing to provide a progress report on the ETHS Investors Association and my experience trading options. I am excited to announce that the ETHS Investors Association has reached 70 members....
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Student Representative
UPDATE: I met with District 202 Superintendent Dr. Witherspoon this morning. He agreed that my that my goals are very feasible, except we would have some trouble finding a room for the Snooz Zone....
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The Beauty and Benefits of Free Markets
In 1995 Elon Musk, an immigrant student from South Africa, started a company called Zip2, which provided online city listings, the online equivalent of Yellow Pages. When he founded the company, Musk...
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Virginia Beach
I’ve had a great start to my summer. First, I spent a week visiting two of my best friends, Ellie and Anna, in Virginia Beach. I got to experience water tubing ( and flying off, special thanks to Leah...
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Germany
After visiting Virginia Beach for just under a week, I went home for two days, repacked my bags, and flew to Germany, where I participated for three weeks as a part of the GAAP German Exchange Program....
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Investment Club Informational Meeting Summary
Investment club 2014-2015 started with a bang. Or more like a roar. 70 prospective entrepreneurial students crowded into the confines of Mr. Feeley’s room, signing in on computers, spilling into desks...
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Professor Steve Rogers Summary
Professor Steve Rogers cuts an imposing figure. Tall, with a bellowing voice, his presence seemed to fill the entirety of A241 that wasn’t already occupied by the bustling crowd of 85 investment club...
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President Obama
On Thursday, I was given the extraordinary opportunity to hear President Obama speak at Northwestern University. After picking up my ticket, waiting in line for an hour, going through security, and...
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