The Godfather Almost Never Happened

The Godfather Almost Never Happened

You probably think of The Godfather as one of those films that was always going to be great. A classic waiting to happen. The truth is a little more complicated and a lot more interesting. It started with a man who owed money. In the late 1960s, author Mario Puzo was...
6 Breakfast Chains From Our Past We Still Miss

6 Breakfast Chains From Our Past We Still Miss

There was a time when breakfast was an event. Not a granola bar grabbed on the way out the door. Not a drive-through bag dropped in the passenger seat. A real, sit-down, take-your-time morning meal. For our generation, that meant booths with laminate menus, coffee...
Boomers Hold $90 Trillion

Boomers Hold $90 Trillion

You may not think of yourself as an economic powerhouse. But according to one well-known Wall Street analyst, our generation is quietly running the whole show. Ed Yardeni, a veteran market strategist, calls it the G-shaped economy. His argument is that baby boomers...
Where Did “Ace in the Hole” Really Come From?

Where Did “Ace in the Hole” Really Come From?

You have probably said it a hundred times. He has an ace in the hole. Or maybe someone said it about you. It means you have got a secret advantage, something up your sleeve that you are not showing yet. But where did that phrase actually come from? The answer takes us...