Category Archives: Wall Street

FTF Food Review – Haru Sushi

When you work in New York’s Financial District, like we do, you understand that there are limited options for good lunch spots. While FTF can easily locate a food truck, we find it harder to find a quality restaurant for … Continue reading

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Man-Up Corzine

Dear Jon, Not that my opinion probably matters all that much to you, but I used to think you were a great leader and businessman.  I remember when you first ran for NJ Senate, I admired what you had accomplished … Continue reading

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How to Launch a Hedge Fund … Did You Miss Out?

I am pleased to report that we received a ton of great feedback from our most recent How to Launch a Hedge Fund seminar in New York last week!  Subjects discussed ranged from the up-front decisions and vendors needed to … Continue reading

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What’s Haunting Wall Street this Halloween?

Aside from Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.  Therefore, I thought I’d take this opportunity to take yet another friendly jab at our beloved Wall Street.   Here’s my gruesome list of what I think … Continue reading

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Stone Street Guide

Stone Street is one of New York City’s oldest and most historic streets. It was paved back in the 1600’s, being one of the first in New York City.  In the 1980’s, it was split in two by the construction … Continue reading

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Occupy Wall Street

Getting to work has proven to be a bit more difficult than usual these past 2 weeks. For all of you working in downtown Manhattan like myself, I’m sure you’ve encountered the group of protestors that has named their cause … Continue reading

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FTF’s Outing to the American Finance Museum!

Last Friday, Caitlin and I decided we should take an outing to the Museum of American Finance.  A while back, I came across information on the museum and thought it might be interesting to see what it was all about.  … Continue reading

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Financial Innovation Trends: A New Catalyst Emerges

 Guest Contributor: James Pasmantier, Vice President of Professional Services at Brightidea Innovation is never easy, and the Financial Services industry is far from a safe haven for the common challenges faced by all organizations.  These days, the concept of ‘financial … Continue reading

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Movie Review Friday – Too Big To Fail

Too Big to Fail – Everyone working from Wall Street to Main Street has most likely heard about, if not read this best-selling piece of literature by Andrew Ross Sorkin which details the financial crisis of 2008. Recently HBO decided … Continue reading

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Happy (Belated) Birthday NYSE

Guest Contributor: Karen Mack, Financial Technologies Forum This past Tuesday, when reading the “This Day in History” section of our local newspaper, I couldn’t help but note that this was the anniversary of the date that the Buttonwood Agreement was … Continue reading

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