My name is Philip (yep, that’s me there) and I live somewhere in the US. On this website and others I refer to myself as “The Weakonomist”. Am I full of myself? Yes.
About Me: I am a twenty-something and used to work for one of the largest banks in the United States. Yes you’ve heard of it. Now I do new work, but I’m perhaps closer to Wall Street than I was before. No, I still won’t tell you what I’m doing. This blog is written anonymously and perhaps The Economist (no relation) explains it best:
“The main reason for anonymity, however, is a belief that what is written is more important than who writes it. As Geoffrey Crowther, editor from 1938 to 1956, put it, anonymity keeps the editor “not the master but the servant of something far greater than himself. You can call that ancestor-worship if you wish, but it gives to the paper an astonishing momentum of thought and principle.”
HT: Anal_yst
What I Know: My academic training is in Finance and IT. I’ve taken enough economics coursework to have a conversation with an economist but much of what I’ve learned has come outside the classroom.
My topics on this blog range from personal finance to hardcore economics. Unlike most finance bloggers, I don’t have some story to tell about financial hardship. I don’t budget, I’ve just always lived within my means. I used to talk about my personal purchases here, but I got bored with that.
Disclaimer: I freely admit that I do not know everything about finance and economics. I don’t have the best grammar or spelling, nor do I spend much time proofreading. There will be opinions presented on this website. They are my opinions and my opinions only. They do not represent anyone but me. I am not a financial adviser, but I am probably smarter than yours.
Availability: I am available for freelance writing in my usual Weakonomics style. However I have also written about my topics in a more serious and direct tone. If you are interested in a working relationship between your medium and mine, please contact my agent below (OK it’s just me).
Contact Info:
Email: Philip [at] weakonomics [dot] com
Twitter: @The_Weakonomist
Facebook: Philip Weakonomist
