When we started the Shock Exchange to teach competitive basketball skills and financial literacy to local kids we had no idea that financial literacy would become all the rage. To continue his quest to educate not only kids but the public at large, Mr. Baker has decided to write a book about investing. At press time Mr. Baker had this to say: "People tend to make high finance a mystical science so I wanted to explain it in laymen's terms to the masses. And who better to do it than someone with a passion for risk-taking, an understanding of how to quantify risk, and a practical experience in investing. I see the endeavor as a combination of Southern style story-telling and investing fundamentals. I have a sketch of what I want to write but the science comes in doing the nuts and bolts research to support my arguments." Always modest, Ralph went on to say that "While I may have taught you everything you know about investing, if you want to learn everything I know then you will you will have to buy the book".
Recently Ralph was one of several men in the NYC who had the pleasure of meeting Pepa via Love No Limit Matchmaking Service (www.lonoli.com). The encounter will appear on VH1's hit show "Let's Talk About Pep" and will run Monday February 8th at 10:30pm. "Let's Talk About Pep" has been the surprise hit of the season, winning rave reviews from women on the interplay between Pepa and her girlfriends. The sneak peak to the episode is below. Does Coach Baker spit game off the court as well as he does on it? Heck, one dude actually presented Pep with a magic scepter ... check out the episode Monday to see if Pep drops the scepter ... putting all of mankind at risk!
New Heights, Kimani Young get splashy . . . real wavy up in Harlem
The Waves Uptown are Huge . . . Who Knew?
Shock Exchange Comes to Harlem '09 was a banger as usual with teams from as far south as the DC/Metro area getting after it to win the Shock Exchange Cup - the most coveted award in all of sports. The tournament included the usual suspects such as Rockland Falcons, Abbo, Gauchos, and Rockland Rockets, etc. and some new faces like Metrohawks, SI Lightning, BCNY, CASW, New Heights, On Point, MSU, etc. Saturday was filled with pleasantries and introductions but on Sunday, the final day of the tournament, play intensified with several overtime games and "down to the wire" finishes. The full results are as follows:
17U: New Heights 1st Place, Gauchos 2nd Place; 16U: Metrohawks-Blue 1st Place, CASW 2nd Place; 15U: Metrohawks 1st Place, Rockland Falcons 2nd Place; 14U: Abysinnian 1st Place, Variety Boys & Girls Club 2nd Place; 13U: MSU Skyliners 1st Place, Maryland Mavericks 2nd Place; 12U: The City 1st Place, On Point Cyclones 2nd Place.
While discussing the direction of the Australian stock market, a Macquerie Bank employees is caught viewing salacious photos of Miranda Kerr on live T.V. Boy this really gives me confidence on where the "Market" is headed. Keep reading for the video.
The Internet, bloggers, sports columnists and overall basketball community have been abuzz about the gun play between Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittendon chronicled by the Shock Exchange earlier (http://clicky.me/7lz). Since Arenas has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA, there has been a tremendous amount of speculation about when Crittendon was going to get his beating. In response to Arenas bringing unloaded guns into the locker room, apparently Crittendon took out his own gun, chambered a round starting singing. If that is the case, it would make Crittendon's reaction even more dangerous. The mainstream media loves to see high-profile African-Americans get their "proverbial beating" and has been egging on NBA commissioner David Stern on for weeks.
In mid-December General Motors announced that it would wind down its Saab business, making a near-certain death of one of Sweden's most storied companies and a car brand with a loyal following. GM had given itself until the end of 2009 to sell the quirky 62-year-old luxury auto maker. According to GM, unsolvable issues arose in late stage negotiations to sell Saab to Spyker Cars NV, a Dutch maker of ultraluxury sports cars. This failure of Saab comes amidst the wind down of Saturn by GM, in addition to other US brands. However, the news of Saab's demise stirred passions amongst Saab enthusiasts around the world. Twitter was abuzz with Saab owners worldwide, begging for another buyer to step up. GM bought 50% of Saab 20 years ago and took full ownership in 2000. For the full article from the Wall Street Journal go here: http://bit.ly/7VKLIY .
The Shock Exchange is looking for players for the 2010 travel season for its 15U team. We expect to begin playing games in March 2010. If you are in 9th grade or born after September 1, 1994 you are eligible to play. Do you have what it takes to be an investment baller? If you think your game is nice enough to play on the AAU level and you would like exposure within the NYC and beyond, we would love to see you at our try outs. We expect to travel from Connecticut to as far south as Baltimore/Washington, DC. You can reach Coach Baker at 917-697-8168 or for any questions . . . Investment ballers aren't born . . .their made.
The New York Post recently reported that Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittendon were involved in a confrontation in the Wizards lockerroom that resulted in both men drawing guns on each other. The incident apparently involved a $25,000 gambling debt that Arenas owed to Crittendon. According to anonymous sources, the dispute occurred on a team flight back to Washington DC on December 19th. The alleged incident occurred two days later on December 21st in the locker room before practice. Arenas originally made headlines on Christmas after it was reported that he was being investigated for violating league rules on gun possession. He later told reporters that he placed three unloaded guns in the team locker room because he no longer wanted them in his home after the recent birth of his third child. A full article from David Aldridge of TNT Sports is here ( http://clicky.me/7lb ).
The Internet, bloggers, sports columnists and overall basketball community have been abuzz about the gun play between Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittendon chronicled by the Shock Exchange earlier (
In mid-December General Motors announced that it would wind down its Saab business, making a near-certain death of one of Sweden's most storied companies and a car brand with a loyal following. GM had given itself until the end of 2009 to sell the quirky 62-year-old luxury auto maker. According to GM, unsolvable issues arose in late stage negotiations to sell Saab to Spyker Cars NV, a Dutch maker of ultraluxury sports cars. This failure of Saab comes amidst the wind down of Saturn by GM, in addition to other US brands. However, the news of Saab's demise stirred passions amongst Saab enthusiasts around the world. Twitter was abuzz with Saab owners worldwide, begging for another buyer to step up. GM bought 50% of Saab 20 years ago and took full ownership in 2000. For the full article from the Wall Street Journal go here: 
