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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Investing Blog Posts
Lawyer: Raising money will get harder
September 13, 2010
Comments(0)Noting banking reform already has limited the pool of investors for private placements, Jeremy Hill expects regulators to
tighten restrictions even more.
MoreNew venture capital firm off to blazingly fast start
September 9, 2010
Comments(0)Cultivian Ventures began investing in a no-man's land just as the financial crisis ramped up, and now it's already
considering a second fund.
MoreMarket losses hammer Indiana colleges
August 16, 2010
Comments(0)Three institutions flagged by U.S. Department of Education financial responsibility test.
MoreAuer: Dow 20,000 by 2020
July 29, 2010
Comments(4)Fund manager says rational thinking suggests the future is actually quite bright.
MoreNipping estate feuds in the bud
June 7, 2010
Comment(1)A lawyer says too many parents withhold information about estate from heirs and unwittingly set up the heirs for a battle.
MoreCity Securities chief likes Tea Party
March 30, 2010
Comments(10)You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
MoreBusiness plans run dry for angel network
March 19, 2010
Comments(2)Halo Capital Group cancels regular meeting for lack of deals to peruse.
MoreWhy Indiana stocks are lagging
March 10, 2010
Comments(0)Hoosier companies aren’t faring as badly as a key index suggests.
MoreGonzo BMW riders
March 9, 2010
Comment(1)The biker who nearly ran you into the ditch just might be your friendly investment banker.
MoreUnderrated entrepreneurs
February 5, 2010
Comments(9)The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
MoreVetting your sweetheart
January 27, 2010
Comment(1)With Valentine's Day approaching, a Purdue prof calls for sober due diligence before engagement rings find their
way onto fingers.
More'Most accurate' forecaster predicts surge
December 28, 2009
Comments(2)A rising stock market will prompt consumers to start spending again, says Barclays economist Dean Maki.
MoreRich flocking to real estate
November 30, 2009
Comments(6)A survey shows wealthy investors are targeting real estate. But what about Indianapolis?
MoreGreen light for local IPOs?
August 25, 2009
Comments(0)If nothing else, you have to admire the patience shown by ExactTarget and Aprimo, two of the area's hottest tech companies,
as they await better conditions to launch their initial public offerings.
MoreGold at $1,000 an ounce
February 20, 2009
Comments(3)The gold hawkers are right, at least for now. Gold has been a better investment than stocks, bonds and
other conventional places to park moneyâ??hitting $1,000 an ounce today.
That signals investors are nervous about prospects for the economy...
MoreWorking longer in 'retirement'
January 22, 2009
Comments(2)Before the most recent recession began in late 2007 and wiped out many a savings account, other factors
already were forcing more Americans to delay their retirement dreams.
Mainly, weâ??re living longer, which means retiring at the traditional age...
MoreThoughts on Schrenker
January 15, 2009
Comments(11)One of the themes emerging from the developing story about Marcus Schrenker is that he was driven to personal
destruction at least partly by greed.
The Fishers investment manager had a history of living well beyond his means, and...
MoreA remarkable comment
January 5, 2009
Comment(1)Indiana has never been known as a hotbed of venture capital deals. That recognition has long gone to California
and Massachusetts, and the numbers fall off quickly in other states.
So a statement in this weekendâ??s IBJ was noteworthy...
MoreKatz Sapper's embarrassment
December 17, 2008
Comments(9)Yesterdayâ??s disclosure by KSM Capital Advisors that its clients might be out $15 million from the alleged
Madoff scandal probably wonâ??t be the last local fallout. At minimum, it has been a stressful and embarrassing
time for a...
MoreSaving our way deeper into a hole
November 20, 2008
Comments(2)A recent article in The Economist predicts a deep recession next year if we Americans abandon our spendthrift
ways and swing back to a savings lifestyle. What other nation, the magazine wonders, would buy enough things
to keep...
MoreReasons not to retire
October 1, 2008
Comments(7)Plenty of people plan to work until at least age 67, when eligibility for full Social Security benefits
kicks in, a new study shows. And itâ??s not just for the money.
Many say remaining in the workplace will help them...
MoreDo you demand a 401(k)?
August 11, 2008
Comments(2)Corporations are boosting 401(k) plans even as they abandon traditional pension plans.
Workers are getting automatic enrollment, more investment options and greater contributions from employers.
Employees want 401(k)s, and theyâ??re good for business, companies say. In fact, companies without 401(k)s...
MoreBoone incomes edging Hamilton
April 30, 2008
Comments(6)Hamilton County is where the wealth is, followed by Boone County, right?
Not necessarily, anymore.
The average person in Boone County now makes more money than the average person next door in Hamilton County.
In an upcoming column in IBJ, Morton Marcus, who...
MoreThe merits of earthquake coverage
April 18, 2008
Comments(9)Everyone has a story to tell today about this morningâ??s earthquake, which came from West Salem, Ill., and
measured 5.4 on the Richter scale. People were awakened. Things moved.
This quake was a piker compared to the devastation the...
MoreUniversity foundations and tuition
March 3, 2008
Comments(2)College and university foundations have been raking in the dollars in the past few years due to big investment
returns. Millions of dollars have flowed in.
As IBJ reporter Tracy Donhardt wrote in this weekendâ??s paper, critics say more of...
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.