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Category: Finance
Numbers Matter
There are a lot of numbers that get thrown about during an Election Year. They are usually pipe dreams not rooted in reality. Most often, few of these numbers come to fruition. Those that do, are typically different from the initial campaign promise. And, considerably off the mark. The numbers that get tossed around focus … Continue reading Numbers Matter
2020
Ten days into the new year, and what a start. Geopolitical conflict, drama in the Royal Family, incriminating emails released from Boeing, additional fallout from the Epstein scandal, a deeply troubling plane crash that should have been avoided, and calamity over fires in Australia.
Bye Netflix
The 20s will be nearing an end ten years from now. What company will be gone? Who will be the greatest casualty of the next decade? The answer is Netflix.
Business Musings
Amazon is cheating, WeWork is a dead unicorn, a recession is looming, JP Morgan is manipulating, and autoworkers are striking. And, it's only Tuesday!
The Big One
The story that has potential to bring about problems that could last a generation.
Economic Growth
It has been an amazing ten years of economic growth. How does this keep up? It isn't as hard as you may think. Check out where the profits come from in the next decade.
Tax The Rich
Tax the rich. Change capitalism. Democrat Presidential hopefuls have put forward plans to fix America's wealth-inequality problem. The problem is relevant, and requires attention. How can we fix it?
Financial Advising
Let me tell you about my industry, and my career. Let me welcome you into a part of my life that few know about, and even less understand. I am a Financial Advisor, and I want you to discover what that means.
A Nine-Point Plan
What can improve America? What are the topics politicians should discuss, and what solutions are creative, as well as achievable? Take a look at these nine ideas and see for yourself.
Bull Market
Did you know the bull market has turned ten-years old? Is it safe to say we may never experience another prolonged bear market again? Take a look to find out why.
Social Media + Famous People
Are you a sheep? How often are you blindly following the advice of a famous person on social media? Are you even aware of it? Did you decide for yourself, or did someone 'influence' you? Find out how much of a sheep you really are.
Amazon+NYC
The Amazon and NYC marriage, and subsequent divorce, is mischaracterized to say the least. Let me break it down from someone who lives next door to the now failed project.
Oscars
Your Oscars Preview - 1) No host will be looked back as a good move, and evolve into the norm 2) Black Panther won’t win Best Picture, but the bigger snub will be Stan Lee not receiving a posthumous award 3) Roma wins Best Picture, giving Netflix the most prestigious award of the evening, and revolutionizing the film industry for decades to come
Deficit Spending
Our deficit spending is out of control. The main problem is our promise to America with regard to Social Security. This is also America's greatest lie. We must come out ahead of the problem and fix it. But, how?
Corporate Governance
An argument broke out among Silicon Valley CEOS on Twitter based on an impending initiative in San Francisco to tax big corporations to solve the homeless crisis. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey doesn't like the tax simply because the local government hasn't put enough controls in place regarding proper allocation of the funds they'd collect.
Corporate Earnings – Too often, or too infrequent?
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink lobbied two-years ago to change from quarterly corporate earnings to semiannual. Trump recently tasked the SEC to examine the shift. Barry Ritholtz wrote an opinion piece on Bloomberg theorizing moving the other direction. Let's break it down.
Who’s Paying Attention?
History proves that focus, and investigative journalism collapse during economic booms. This typically brings a surprise, shock to the system resulting in a recession no one saw coming.
America’s Homeless
A utopian look at how America's homeless can be saved.
Change. A series devoted to one word. Part 3
Change presents us with the following options. You can resist it. You can embrace it. You can be the one creating it. You fall into some combination of the three before mentioned lines. You cannot speak about change without discussing the past. You can begin by accepting the following principles. The past is gone The past … Continue reading Change. A series devoted to one word. Part 3
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