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 [...]
Entries from December 2008
Move Over Nostradamus
December 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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