After all, even the most bearish investor is ready to bid farewell to 2009 and toast to the hope of a brighter new year.

FORBES: Intelligent Investing Briefing Book

So as 2012 begins and we toast the birth of a new year, I invite you to take a sip from the RedNek wine glass, think of Pat Gunkel and write down on that cocktail napkin the happy returns you can expect when you invest in creating a culture of ideas.

FORBES: Where Ideas Come From: Nature vs. Nurture

After Christmas of that year, Tyner brought an all-star trio and special guest Joe Lovano to the New Year's Eve broadcast of NPR's Toast of the Nation at Yoshi's in Oakland, Calif.

NPR: McCoy Tyner in Concert from Yoshi's