It’s been a while since my last gadget-based-on-your-bonus report and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that bonuses took a hit. Many working on Wall Street and elsewhere have found that their bonuses delivered in 2024 shrunk compared to last year. The average Wall Street bonus, based on performance in 2023, shrunk by… Read More >>
Bonus-Worthy Gadgets: A Smart Collar for Your Pooch?
(Editor’s Note: FTF News was fortunate to get time with Terry Anderton, the founder and CEO of Wagz, a company that launched the Wagz Freedom Smart Dog Collar, which sells for $249.00. The device does not use electric shocks to keep your dog from straying. Instead, this dog collar applies more humane methods to stop… Read More >>
Time to Deal with Your Insomnia?
It’s not breaking news that we are living with rather high levels of stress that are manifesting themselves in poor sleeping patterns. To help people cope, French entrepreneurs Guillaume Barathon and Charlie Rousset started Morphée in Paris about three years ago in an effort to find natural solutions for insomnia. They wanted their offerings to… Read More >>
Exploring Lifestyle Gadgets at CES 2022
As promised, I am offering another quick view into the wide, wide world of electronic gadgets that could quickly eat up your bonus and tax returns. For this blog posting, I have scanned consumer items featured at the CES 2022 conference in Las Vegas, which included Pepcom’s Digital Experience! event for journalists. It’s hard to find a… Read More >>
Wearable & Useful Gadgets Featured at CES 2022
With the start of a new year comes a few certainties such as freezing weather, bonus decisions at financial services firms, and the CES 2022 conference in Las Vegas, which includes Pepcom’s Digital Experience! event for journalists. The Pepcom event, like CES, happened in person and virtually. During the first quarter of this year, I… Read More >>
Holiday Gadgets to Help You Forget 2020
As 2020 heads toward the finish line, it’s time to think about winter holiday gadgets that will help distract us from the rougher edges of what is proving to be a painfully pivotal year. For the moment, I am spotlighting some interesting items that I became aware of because of the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular, a… Read More >>
Pamper Yourself with a VR Camera or a DIY Robot
(Editor’s note: Tax day is over in the U.S. and it should be clear by now for many who work in the securities industry how much of a bonus they got. With the hope that your tax refunds and bonuses brought smiles to your faces, I am sharing information about gadgets featured at Pepcom’s DigitalFocus… Read More >>
Is It Time to Spend Your Bonus on Holiday Gadgets?
(Editor’s note: As part of an ongoing series on gadgets that Wall Street folks may want to spend their money on, we offer the following list of items, selected from Pepcom’s recent “Wine, Dine & Demo!” event in New York where a wide variety of state-of-the-art consumer gadgets and services were on display. We wanted… Read More >>
Get Ready to Spend Your Bonus on Gadgets
I decided to step away from the fray of volatile markets, collateral management nightmares, the T+2 shorter settlement follies and nonstop Pope Francis coverage, and to focus on shameless, holiday-inspired consumption, particularly of the gadget kind. The people at Pepcom Inc. are hosting what they call their “Holiday Spectacular!,” Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Metropolitan Pavilion… Read More >>
