Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark

Hi, I'm Andrew. I love geeking out over personal finance and following the markets. I'm not here to tell you what to do with your cash. This blog is just my little corner of the internet to chat about financial topics.
29
May

The Multi-Million Dollar Calculus That Determines the Price of a Stadium's Name

Seven hundred million dollars. $700,000,000. That’s the price. Not for a company, not for a fleet of
3 min read
27
May

Beyond the Billboard: Deconstructing the Secretive, High-Stakes Market of Hollywood Product Placements

$29 billion. That’s the number. It’s not the GDP of a small country or the Pentagon’s budget
3 min read
26
May

How Financial Apps Are Designed to Trick Your Brain

Seven times a day. That’s it. That’s the number. According to a study from the UK’s Financial
4 min read
23
May

Inside the Patent Troll Economy

Eighty billion dollars a year. That’s the number. Let it sit there for a second. It’s more than
3 min read
22
May

How Private Firms Monetized Weather, Creating a High-Stakes Futures Market for Accurate Forecasts.

$11.8 billion. Let that number sink in. It’s not a corporate valuation. It’s not a country’s
3 min read
20
May

Beyond the Game: Deconstructing the Multi-Billion Dollar Franchise Economics of Professional eSports.

The air crackles with energy, a roar from ten thousand fans shaking the arena as pixelated heroes clash on a
4 min read
19
May

How Corporations Are Now Trading the Air We Breathe

The air we breathe is now a commodity. Corporations actively buy and sell the right to pollute it. This market
3 min read
17
May

The Invisible Trillion-Dollar Industry Behind Celebrity Debt

The Machine Nobody Talks About Behind every celebrity bankruptcy headline, there is a quiet, sophisticated industry that made it possible.
2 min read
16
May

The Longevity Wealth Trap

Picture this: it's 2041, and a 78-year-old man named Julian is sitting at his kitchen table,
3 min read
14
May

The Shadow Super-Economy of Counterfeit Luxury Goods

Let's just chat for a minute. You've seen it, I've seen it, we all
3 min read