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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Time for Smart Gadgets for Smart Homes?
(Editor’s note: Over the years, FTF News has dipped its toe into the ocean of cutting-edge consumer gadgets that can make life easier and could easily cause your bonus to evaporate. For this installment, the focus is on products that could be quite useful in what is becoming known as smart homes, which are residences… Read More >>
Time to Spend Your Bonus on Gadgets
January is turning out to be a traditional month of winter and discontent (apologies to Shakespeare) as Mother Nature hits back with a taste of a New Ice Age. But, as we shiver, there are flickers of hope for those who work in securities operations and related groups: many of you can look forward to… Read More >>
Are You Ready for a Smart Bed?
(Editor’s note: This is another installment in an ongoing series about how digital toys and tools can help your life beyond the securities trading realm. In this case, we explore a smart bed with sleep-monitoring equipment. Given our current state of affairs, proper rest has become a necessity.) A bedmaker of renown, Beautyrest wants to… 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 >>
Some Suggestions for Toy-Gadgets for Kids
(Editor’s note: As you know, FTF News has been keeping an eye on gadgets for adults who want to spend some of their bonus on fun and sometimes useful gadgets. This time we review some of Hasbro’s offerings for children as some of you may have dependents who would love that special toy. The following… Read More >>
Time for a Little Retail Therapy?
(Editor’s note: This has been a rather contentious year with the U.S. presidential race, Brexit, a volatile global economy, refugees fleeing many hotspots and other heart-wrenching news events. Perhaps a little retail therapy is in order, especially for those who are looking ahead to bonuses after a hard-fought year. Interesting gadgets, services and offerings that… Read More >>
Is It Time for Whole-Home Wi-Fi?
While Wall Street coasts into the final quarter of this year, the foot soldiers of securities operations are likely consoling themselves with thoughts of bonuses and what to spend them on. I will do my best to help you dream about the gadgets you’d like to buy with some help from Pepcom’s Holiday Spectacular! East,… Read More >>
