Jeff MatthewsOct 19, 20125 min readThe Day the Dow Dropped 3,116 Points25 years ago today the stock market collapsed—and I mean collapsed in the full sense of the word: on Monday October 19, 1987 the Dow...
Jeff MatthewsJul 15, 20124 min readEncore: The New-New Gettysburg AddressThe coolest thing about writing these virtual columns is that you meet a lot of interesting people, mainly through emails but also...
Jeff MatthewsJun 5, 20123 min readMangled Spoons to Grill Jamie Dimon: Lights! Cameras! Gotcha!Jamie Dimon’s trip to Capitol Hill next week to explain his bank’s multibillion-dollar trading debacle could quickly devolve into...
Jeff MatthewsApr 3, 20124 min readDavid Schwartz: One of The Good GuysDavid Schwartz, who passed away last weekend, was one of the good guys. The company he and his wife, Alice, founded in their garage many...
Jeff MatthewsMar 15, 20123 min readMr. Smith Goes to Wall StreetThe emails came pouring in yesterday, from friends and family, all with one, innocuous question: “What did you think of the ‘Why I Am...