Apr 06, 2009 - 6:35 AM EDT
My high school math teacher, whom I profile in the book Teacher of the Year, The Mystery and Legacy of Edwin Barlow, had a fascination with Alice in Wonderland. I postulate that he found personal resonance in the need to apply logic and fortitude in the face of irrationality and insanity.
Neither he nor Lewis Carroll could have expected this story would be a metaphor for the payday loan debate. Stocks in this sector are First Cash Financial Services (FCFS), EZCorp (EZPW), Cash America (CSH), QC Holdings (QCCO), Dollar Financial (DLLR), Advance America (AEA).
Source: Seeking Alpha (Apr 06, 2009 - 6:35 AM EDT)