Going . . . Up The biggest price increase I’m aware of isn’t gas (up 40% in six months), groceries (up 20% in the same span), or health care (who knows??). It’s the price of online content (see, “Online Content: No More Free Ride(r)?”). So, effective March 30, David Rosenberg’s “Breakfast with Dave” will be...Read More
Drawbridges . . . Up In just a few weeks, some of my favorite “free” content . . . won’t be. That includes mainstream publications like The New York Times, but also specialty online newsletters like “Breakfast with Dave,” authored by Gluskin Sheff chief economist David Rosenberg. Even The New Yorker, which is busily promoting its iPad app, quietly omits the fact...Read More
Strategic Defaults Driving Retail Sales? A penny saved is a penny earned. –Benjamin Franklin, circa 1780 A penny defaulted on is a penny earned. –Benjamin Franklin, 2010?? No, I have no way of knowing whether a modern-day Benjamin Franklin would have uttered the second quote. In fact, he didn’t even say the first one (that...Read More
