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Entries from December 2008

Move Over Nostradamus

December 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Will the Next 20 Years Be More of the Same?
The day after Thanksgiving is usually reserved for my annual trek to the attic. Christmas lights, ornaments, bows and extension cords are on my mind. What I wasn’t thinking about was the state of our nation and the challenges we face.  When I opened a box [...]

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Tags: General Finance · Real Estate

Don’t Ask Banks to Make Risky Loans

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

JP Morgan’s CEO Dimon Tells Government to Lay Off…Guess What…He’s Right!
I listened to JP Morgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon on CNBC last week. Becky Quick asked him about the TARP money. She said JP Morgan got $25 billion and wanted to know if they were lending it out or if they were “hoarding” it as some [...]

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Tags: Real Estate

The Ugly Duckling Turns Into A Swan – Wall Street Searches for New Revenue Streams

December 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Why Reverse Mergers Make Sense & What to Look for Before You Leap In…
My First Prospectus – Back in 1992, a document was dropped on my desk. The front page said “Preliminary Prospectus”, “Kaliningrad Fund”. Under the name in big bold letters it read “AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES [...]

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Tags: Entrepreneurship · General Finance

Sort of Sums Things Up, Doesn’t It?

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

My father always used humor in his many books and speeches. My father-in-law emailed me this little gem and I thought it was too on point to not pass along. I don’t know who wrote it, but if it wasn’t so true, it would be funny.
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A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford Motors) [...]

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Tags: General Finance