Archive for December, 2008
The Top 50 Craft Brewers In America
Monday, December 29th, 2008This morning I happened to look at a list of the Top 50 Craft Brewers in 2007. Thanks to the What’s On Tap blog for the information. Running through the names, I found 15 of the 50 were operating in small towns of 30,000 people or less. The highest rating (determined by sales) for a […]
Analysts Have Buckle All Wrong
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008The same people who blindly followed Bernie Madoff down the toilet probably read analyst reports and trust them implicitly. I happened to read a news report about Roth Capital Partners’ analyst Nadine Francis. In it, she was discussing the reasons why specialty retailer Buckle (NASDAQ:BKE) is going to have troubles in 2009. As some of […]
Dirty Chips Taste Awesome
Monday, December 15th, 2008Gramercy, Louisiana (population 3,178) chipmaker Dirty Chips may not have much of a web site but they sure know how to make kettle chips. Available at my local Sobey’s in Toronto, I like the salt & vinegar variety best; although I must admit I haven’t tried them all. They are very tasty.
Good IPO / Bad IPO
Friday, December 12th, 2008On December 4 I wrote an article for Investopedia that discussed the November 2007 IPO for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI), an online university catering to military personnel and other public servants. Private equity firm ABS Capital made 1737% from an $18 million investment over three-and-a-half years. That’s some return. A little too good if you […]
Small Town Brands
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Here is my first post in what I hope will be thousands discussing all those great brands out there that still believe in small towns. Any recommendations about brands you know that operate in small towns are most welcome.
Free Financial Feedback
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Hello out there in the blogosphere. Here is a test post for one of my new topics on the website, Free Financial Feedback, a place where I discuss specific financial products and field questions from readers who are looking for answers about investments they own or are thinking about owning. I hope you like the […]
Blogging returns in earnest
Thursday, December 11th, 2008I’m back! After a blog sabbatical of almost eight months, I’ve rededicated myself to the act of blogging at Ashworth Information. I’ll still be writing at Investopedia so my fingers should get quite a workout in the coming months. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, feel free to email them and I’ll get back […]