Monthly Archive for March, 2009

Some billionaires apparently take Amtrak

I was on a business trip to DC today.

An older gentleman boarded the train in Philadelphia and sat across the aisle from me.

I immediately recognized the distinctive voice, and looked over, but while the face was also recognizable to me, I couldn’t put a name to either the voice or the face. I have a horrible name memory.

He was being interviewed by a writer of some sorts and the writer had a book on the table. The title was “John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years”. Aha!

I was sitting next to John Bogle, the founder of The Vanguard Group, the inventor of index mutual funds and a billionaire.

The man is a true legend. Sitting less than 5 feet from me.

Apparently he was on his way to deliver a speech in fiduciary duty.

-TPP

Russia sponsoring cyber warfare

The Estonian Government has long held Russia responsible for the DDOS attacks against Estonian networks in May 2007. The evidence to back that up finally came when a member of a Russian sponsored youth organization Nashe told the press he and some associates were responsible for the attacks.

-TPP