My mind on my money and my money on my mind

A few weeks ago I had lunch with my cousin, H. We ate a late dim sum in Chinatown and then walked up the Bowery towards Times Square. He was on his way back to Poughkeepsie, but wanted to stop by Other Music. It seemed years since I had been in a record store.

Along the way we stepped into some new galleries that had popped up along the Bowery near the New Museum. As we walked we talked about the economy and investments. Like many others I had steadily been losing money, but I was too disinterested in finance and keeping track of my investments to do much about it.

I wondered aloud to my cousin about this disinterest. I wondered if I actually had interest in studying up on the stock market and following it how much better I could be doing. He shared my feelings. He told me a friend and he had been talking about Godfather Don, an obscure 90's hip hop artist. They both were convinced that there'd be a resurgence of interest in the rapper, and were considering investing in some of the Don's old vinyl with the hope that they could capitalize on his resurgence.

We laughed and thought about the riches he could reap if his interest and energies were directed towards Wall Street.
Posted by eku at March 20, 2009 8:23 AM