Author: Jim Collison

The Fed Makes a Mistake and Reversion to the Mean – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-15 FT024

Last week, the term ‘Easy Money’ conjured both comedian Rodney Dangerfield and the U.S. Federal Reserve, and no one was certain how much respect either one should get. The Fed accidentally e-mailed its market-moving Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes to congressional staffers and trade lobbyists on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The minutes weren’t… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Looking for Infotec 2013 LIVE Interviews?

Just in case you missed the LIVE interviews we did at the Infotec 2013 tech conference, I have place the RAW YouTube videos in a playlist.  I will be editing them over time, but this can get you started for now.  Thanks to everyone who watched live and to AIM Institute for putting on a great show!  Already looking forward to next year. Here they are, in order.                                      

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Drobo / Cali Lewis Meetup in Omaha! April 30, 2013

If you live near the Omaha area (and who doesn’t), our friends at Drobo would like to invite you to a unique opportunity to hear about the latest Drobo news as well as meet Podcaster and host of GeekBeat.tv.  This very exciting meet up will take place at: Upstream Brewing Company: West Omaha Tuesday April 30, 2013, 6-8pm Central Eventbrite ticket request: http://droboomaha-es2005.eventbrite.com I will post more details as they are made available, but if you think you might join us, send me an email at podcast@theAverageGuy.tv so I can save a spot for you! 

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How to Navigate College Admissions: A Guide for High School Students Considering a Competitive or Standard Degree Program – HT112

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by long time host Christian Johnson (@TheWizBM) and later by the other host Andrew Morris (@unrealshots).  Christian announces for the first time that he has been accepted to the University of Maryland College Park for his freshman year of college.  Congratulation Christian!  It’s been great to take the ride… Click for more / Podcast Player>

There’s a New Bric in Town and Japanese Stagflation – Guide Rock Weekly Market Commentary Apr-08 FT023

U.S. investors puzzled over disparate pieces of economic and world news last week. By the end of the week, major U.S. markets had tumbled indicating investors didn’t like what they’d seen. Under new leadership, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced an aggressive stimulus program that will inject $1.4 trillion into its economy over the next… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Tech Education: An Interview with Rich O’Neil from the University of Southern Maine – HT111

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Rich O’Neil (@dvn7) for Show 111!  Rich joins us to talk about his experience with going back to school at the University of Southern Maine for some technology education. After the show, Jim covered some more details about his trip to Germany and we finished the show with… Click for more / Podcast Player>