Last week, PR Opinions’ Tom Murphy asked if there were any investor relations-specific blogs out there.
There didn’t appear to be, anywhere. Google and Yahoo searches turned up none at all.
But, Tom reports there now is at least one IR blog – The Buttonwood Tree, written by Rick Charles, which started up on 13 October. According to his About page, Rick’s an “ex-Air Force flyboy turned Washington wonk who loves the capital markets and public relations.”
A timely topic Rick’s already started blogging about is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Welcome to the blogosphere, Rick!
Neville,
Thanks for the warm comments and good press. I look forward to following the led of established blogs like yours. You mentioned my Air Force experience. I spent two years at Geilenkirchen NATO Airbase which was about 5 km from Sittard, NL. When I saw you are in Amsterdam a smile came to my face as I am reminded of my time in Holland which I thoroughly enjoyed. I even came to appreciate the Ajax-PSV-Feyenoord rivalries!
Regards,
Rick
Thanks Rick. Looking forward to reading some good IR stuff on your blog.
As I live in Amsterdam, naturally I support Ajax! European Champions Leagues competitions are getting underway now and I expect Ajax to do well. In the Dutch national league, they’re strugging at the moment…
Neville,
“The Buttonwood Tree” sounds interesting, but the url doesn’t seem to be working currently – any info?
I am a US IR type. I’ve been to The Netherlands on business a number of times, from Utrecht to Rotterdam, and I envy your living there. It wasn’t until I took my kids there on holiday (when they were 11 and 13) however, that I learned that a coffee shop is not the same as a cafe.
Regards,
Tony Doumlele
Tony, I’ve noticed, too, that The Buttonwood Tree hasn’t been available. I subscribe to Rick’s RSS feed and that hasn’t been connecting either for more than a week.
I just tried to connect to the site and got a 404 “The requested URL was not found on this server” error. So it looks like the blog is no longer there.
I’ve dropped Rick a note to see if he has any news.
Knowing the difference between a coffee shop and a cafe here is definitely a good thing! Kids know that immediately, of course, but not necessarily the adults 🙂