It’s that time of year when you will hear the “experts” give a few insights for what happened in the markets during 2021 and what they expect for 2022. Inflation up, down or stabilizing. The stock market continuing a march up, collapsing or going flat. Precious metals may or may not be a safe-haven. Oil […]

September and October are typically volatile times in the stock market. But that volatility can help create investment opportunities that could be particularly interesting. Unfortunately our friends at the FED are buying up all the bonds and have driving money market and other cash investments into the ground. So if you have some cash to […]

You will see articles with tips on hiring financial advisors on most investment service web pages and elsewhere on the internet. Getting your money under their care is the reason these advisors exist. They usually charge a percent of your portfolio value so the more you have to invest with them the more they will […]

As we get to the last few days of this difficult 2020 with anticipation of a better 2021 your thoughts may turn inward. You may not be able to change the world but you might be able to change yourself just a little to better adapt to the new world we are all experiencing.  And […]

The COVID-19 outbreak has created a strange new world for us all. Like all strange new worlds, we need to adapt to the new realities and adapt quickly, especially when it comes to our businesses large and small. In my last article, I laid out an immediate step-by-step triage method for your company to react […]

We are certainly heading into a national and global crisis like we have not seen before. When parts of New York state are being quarantined by national guard troops, hospitals in Seattle stop taking patients, a ban on European flights is in place…  You know the times have changed. If you are curious about how […]

In my last article I suggested companies should dedicate 10% of their time, resources, energy, and attention on innovation. That’s right, at least 10% on things that do not generate revenues today. The thing to realize is something from this 10% dedicated to innovation will probably generate 100% of the company’s revenues a few years […]

Leading up to the big New Year’s 2020 celebration there was a lot of looking back at the happenings of the last decade. This actually caught me by surprise. The decade really flew by. Taking the time to list your wins and losses over the last ten years could be an uplifting or depressing experience. […]

I was in a pitch meeting a few weeks ago where an early stage company CEO was going through his incredibly rehearsed and wonderful company pitch. Great slides, slick business concept, pretty team pictures, and more… Lately it seems like the art of company pitching is quickly becoming a paint-by-numbers kind of thing. But like […]

You know it’s going to be a bad day when the New York Times refers to your company’s planned public offering as, “We Company’s troubled offering”. What’s worse? To spend the early years of your company living on scraps in hope of some level of recognition and success some day or to quickly skyrocket to […]