16, Mar 2020
Fed Rate and Bank Reserve Change, Might be Smart

First, as long as lending requirements remain the same, every loan will be closed with a cash deposit, which alleviates some of the problem of making more cash available through Fed Funds.

4, Mar 2020
Investing Power – Teams that Crank!

Real investing has moved away from Wall Street and into a new segment of America made of teams, people who connect business ideas through internet platforms, meet-ups, and group funding

18, Dec 2013
Appease Your Way to the Top

  If the title of this didn’t make you cringe, you may be a wimp.  As far as I can tell by searching the web, nobody has written a book with this title.  There are plenty of accounts of people who tried appeasement diplomacy but nothing regarding appeasement as a…

20, Sep 2012
Good Politics are Most Important to Business Owners

Business and practice owners need to consider the most important thing for the continuing development of their business.  Customer service, sales and marketing, product and service development, and productivity are all a constant but their effectiveness is not.  In the wrong political environment these constants are negatively impacted by slow…

10, Jul 2012
“Dr. Doom’s” Economic Storm, with Silver Lining

Nouriel Roubini, who has been nicknamed “Dr. Doom”, is known for predictions of impending disaster in the economy of the world.  What he and others may not tell you is this is all part of a long-term cycle and it is normal for economies to reset and rebuild. Economic “Doom”…

3, Jan 2012
How to Grow Business in 2012

1. Ignore 2011 and the previous slow years and focus on the positives for 2012 2. Embrace Online Marketing and Sales as the future. It amazes me how few do this, even now. 3. Launch your business, or businesses now. 4. Use multiple platforms. 5. Broaden offerings and lines as…

8, Dec 2011
Roku – Best Gadget Today

Probably the best simple gadget to buy right now is the Roku.  It’s great for streaming movies and more from multiple providers including Amazon, Hulu, Pandora, and Netflix.  Can you say “Free Movies”?  If you don’t want a BlueRay with built in streaming, or a new TV, or a game…

2, Dec 2011
Kindle Fire, for Business

What’s the number one reason to buy a Kindle Fire?  The ability to carry your entire library of books, of any kind, with you anywhere you go.  What’s the number one business reason to own and carry the Kindle Fire?  The ability to give presentations in a coffee shop, at…

12, Sep 2011
“GAIN and CAPTURE!” market volume is downward

The slope of Volume on the markets has been down for some time now and I’ve mentioned it several times. Market Volume is simply the number of shares trading hands each trading day.  Reduced volume over time is a key symptom of the markets during the Great Depression years. I’m…

12, Sep 2011
Impact of Greece is Inflated

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Greece is only 2% of the US GDP. Why does such an economically small country have enough impact on the US as to drive our stock markets down? Because, like so many things, the country is heavily leveraged, owing much to other countries. It should…