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

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…

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…

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…

30, Mar 2011
Markets Trending Positive Today. You?

Markets have gone through a corrective downturn and may be finished with the negative trend for now, so it’s back to the positive side.  What do you own that is worth owning in a up-trend? During a downturn we would ask a different question, “What do you own that you shouldn’t during…

15, Mar 2011
Disproportionate Sell-off of Japan

No doubt Japan has suffered a tragic loss of life and property, and the risk of nuclear radiation is real.  The problem here is the apparent panic sell-off which is already out of proportion with reality and more in proportion to a real war.  What’s pushing this negative market activity? …

8, Mar 2011
Winds of March and Tax

Do you hear the howling?  The wind rushes through the area this time of year, raising kites, blowing dust, and lifting hope of spring.  But the howling winds are not the only sounds we hear.  Maybe the noise is through the rafters during the madness of basketball!  Maybe it’s the…

5, Jan 2011
You Already Won the Lottery

Winning the lottery is easy because you have already won.  Has everybody won the lottery?  Yes!  How is that possible? You’ve heard that the lottery is a “tax on the stupid”.  You’ve heard that you can’t win, the odds are so stacked against winning that you shouldn’t consider putting your…

30, Dec 2010
Facebook – A Singular Bubble

Let’s go back in time.  Back in time to the 1990’s.  It’s late in the decade and the stock markets are going nuts about something called “Dotcoms”.  Everyone wants in, they see it as the thing to buy and make money on.  Some did, and some just lost it all. …

23, Dec 2010
The Lost Art of Investing

Call it Investing, call it Risk Taking, call it Speculation, call it Stock Picking, or even call it Gambling if you must, but realize there is an art to the process and avoiding such truth is the opposite of opportunity.  Investors used to make money because someone worked at it,…