As the economy sputters, there is a growing impetus to give millions of Americans something they badly need: financial advice.
"I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles -- something that couldn't exist in the physical world -- was very exciting to me," he said.
With that much to invest, when Lyons buys and sells stock for the firm, he's often looking to buy or sell hundreds of thousands, even millions, of shares — something that comes with risks not shared by the casual investor.
Naturally, every year is the 40th anniversary of something.
In between, in real time, there had to be the 20th anniversary of something else, something nameless.
"It is something that has gone across class, social group and religion," she told the Guardian about One Billion Rising, which marks the 15th anniversary of something she calls V-Day.
What's a 10-letter word for the 100th anniversary of something, in this case crossword puzzles?
"I can look at some shows where I can see in the actors' faces that this is about the 50th take of something, and it's probably around 1 00 in the morning, and you can see people are just tired.
It's already a highly coveted item for millions of 30-something gamers, and make no mistake: This is a love letter to Nintendo's oldest fans.
But, according to a study by Digiday, millions of 20-somethings are also visiting the sites of enduring institutions like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker every month.
Millions of people could use something like this, so let's hope it catches on.
