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At the Boulder Conference of Consumer Financial Decision Making, Professor Barry Scholnick of the University of Alberta presented some fantastic research about the influence of neighbors on the decision to file bankruptcy. Scholnick's findings with Canadian data parallel similar, albeit older, findings in the United States.

In its acclaimed "30 for 30" series, ESPN is airing a show about professional athletes who go bust after leaving their sport. From ESPN's web site (which also has a trailer for the show):

There's no question that we at the Slips take a particular interest in the Massachusetts Senate race. But usually we don't have much to say about it. Still, something Scott Brown said today struck me as rather significant--much more so than a lot of the things that have been covered in the media about the Senate race. 

As has been widely reported, the football coach of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, John L. Smith, has filed chapter 7 bankruptcy. ESPN summarized his financial circumstances:

Arkansas coach John L. Smith is trying to wipe away $25.7 million in debt in
bankruptcy court and hang onto $1.2 million in retirement accounts and
some personal property . . . .