Eddie Lampert’s original thesis for Sears and Kmart wasn’t crazy. In fact, on paper, it had some logic. Sears owned an extraordinary real estate portfolio—prime mall anchors and valuable land accumulated over generations. If you were a hedge fund manage...
On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians hosted the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium and decided to solve an attendance problem with a simple idea: 10-cent beers. No complicated strategy, no meaningful guardrails, just cheap alcohol and the hope tha...
For a long time, I told myself the story that I just couldn’t make the jump—from Rabbi Harry Ha...
I met Terry Bradshaw at a card show, and this one meant something. My son had wanted to meet him fo...
What were they thinking? That’s not even criticism—that’s the only logical reaction. Look,...
There’s a certain kind of victory that doesn’t come with applause. No trophy. No recognition. J...
There are bad ideas, and then there are ideas that should have been stopped in the parking lot befo...
As a diehard New York Rangers fan, let me say this as clearly as possible: the glowing puck wasn’...
There are business mistakes, and then there’s what Blockbuster did when Netflix started tapping a...
Most plan sponsors I talk to don’t think their 401(k) plan is broken. Contributions are going in,...
