Making Wall Street’s Lemons into Lemonade
For decades, one of the mutual fund industry’s most shameful practices has been the sale of new closed-end funds (CEFs). Why? They carry almost automatic losses. When a new fund is launched, hapless investors pay a price that is 4% to 5% (brokers’ commission) above the underlying portfolio’s value […]

Story and photo by Greg Kristapovich
It was hours of trivia fun as ten 3-person teams competed in Super Bee X at the Sonora Opera Hall, Saturday evening, October 11th! The event started off with a social, and Celtic music provided by a trio called Sequoia. At the beginning of the Trivia Bee, Mistress of […]

Herbs of Grief
The call came in the middle of a class I was teaching. My cell phone was in my pocket. I made a quick joke to my students and flipped open the device like an angry Captain Kirk.
“Yes?” I said.
It was my sister-in-law in Fresno. “Chucky,” she said, “John’s in the hospital. The doctors […]

Off To See The Wizard
It’s amazing to me what a difference the “little things” make when you are away from home. Don’t get me wrong. I love to travel and am willing to put up with small discomforts for the sake of exploring other cultures, but lets face it, “There’s no place like home.”1
Take milk, […]

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“This is by far my favorite hike in the fall. Thanks for this article!” – Mason Harrison, in response to Thomas Atkins’ October 10th article on fall foliage in the Sierra. 
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