And 2000 word blog posts...that's covered too.

-Matt

Had to wipe the Diet Coke off the screen and the tears from my eyes...

Be a dear and fetch the 10K for me, will you? And could you turn the Bloomberg screen a little to the left? Love you.

Ah - the "You've Got Mail" scenario. Maybe at the end you could meet at Minetta's

Feats of Strength Opening Lines:
Merkel( -2000) vs Roubini (+1200)
Cameron (+2600) vs Sarkozy( -1600)
LaGarde (-800) vs Draghi (+1200)

Kudos to you then!

Second all of the above...Level II is widely regarded as the hardest of the three exams. The higher pass rate occurs because many are weeded out on Level I.

And would echo the comments about need for the CFA designation. I got mine when I worked at a firm where it is was valued..the firm paid, gave you time to study, etc. Some firms value it, others don't. Seems like a ridiculous amount of work and expense (I assume Bess is not picking up the tab) for someone of your background.

I want first person coverage from Bess next year! If the Times can crash it, so can she. (Even better - she should emcee the thing)

Yesterday, Icahn buying Lightsquared, today PETA angling to get the Honeybaked Ham endorsers house....

Has Wilbur been added as a new editor? And I thought Matt was doing great.

I understand Icahn has hedged the Wilbur risk by shorting DEC12 bellies.