January 2013

morning thoughts

It’s not funny anymore, it’s now passed into the realm of cruelty. What began as a prank on the bears, especially those who “went to cash” or got short ahead of the fiscal cliff, is now basically bullying. It’s like watching a kid being held down in the mud, his arm twisted behind his back….

Business Lessons from the Beatles

50 years ago this March, the Beatles released their debut album, Please Please Me.  Most people are wholly unaware of the struggle that preceded this momentous event nor do they realize how rich the band’s story is in terms of both shrewdness and folly in business. I’ve put together what I believe to be the…

Let Loose the Dogs of Bore

My friends the full-time financial bloggers are tweeting that they’re bored. Nothing is PLUMMETING, nary an IMPLOSION in sight. The most read on item on preeminent Wall Street tabloid The Business Insider is literally a slideshow of Henry Blodget’s crotch on an airplane.  200,000 page views, do you motherfuckers even have jobs? The celebrity bears,…

Today’s Inspiration: The Mike Williams Story

The incredible story of inventor Mike Williams, who was ruined by the economic bust and an investment scam, lost everything and then got a second chance… “I found out that I was really nothing, and that was very hard for me to grasp; the fact that no one wanted me around,” he says. “I was…

“Risk Finds a Way”

Believe it or not, some of the very best investing blog posts come along on Saturdays and Sundays – during the two days you are less likely to read them, ironically. On the weekends, I have time to think straight and to catch up on lots of stuff to read I’ve been hoarding all week….