My blog in 2017 As we come close to the end of 2017, its time to look back. This has been a great year for me in many ways. This blog started as a way to write short pieces about using R for finance and promote my book in an organic way. Today, I’m very happy with my decision. Discovering and trying new writing styles keeps my interest very much alive. Academic research is very strict on what you can write and publish. It is satisfying to see that I can promote my work and have an impact in different ways, not only through the publication of academic papers.