The Ethos of Money

Invest Yourself, The New Route to Rich : Men’s Health.com

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:40:15 +0000

Want to build wealth in lean and flush times? It’s easy. Just tame your brain By Richard Sine Attorney David Chizewer had hit the professional jackpot. A judge and jury had awarded one of his clients the largest judgment in the history of the federal Whistleblower Protection Act, and in August 2008, Chizewer received his [...]

“You’re far happier giving than getting.”

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:08:16 +0000

When invited to dinner, it’s good to bring a gift for the hostess. When your brother is mad at you, send a gift with a note acknowledging your love. When a man in need sits outside the train station daily, share your wealth. When a food drive is announced at your child’s school, pack up [...]

History is Repetitious. What Happened Then Can Happen Anytime

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:52:23 +0000

The U.S. economy languishes in a quagmire of uncertainty and fear. We all need a jolt from Napoleon Hill’s, Think and Grow Rich. We’ve lost our imagination. We depend on government. We think if we just hang on, things will get better; when they won’t, unless we collectively take action. Actions begin with thoughts, with [...]

Energetic Concepts, Ideas, and Words Change Economies

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:29:59 +0000

This morning a friend and I talked by telephone. The Bible says, “Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family,” and he is family. My friend works for a major insurance company overseeing new product development management from the technology side: databases, daily valuation updates, client statement. He’s not [...]

The Hard Knocks of High Net Worth Families

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:52:44 +0000

“Well we’re movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up, To the east side. We finally got a piece of the pie. Fish don’t fry in the kitchen; Beans don’t burn on the grill. Took a whole lotta tryin’, Just to get up that hill. Now [...]

Ships and Sticks: The Baltic Dry Index

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:06:31 +0000

What you don’t measure, you can’t track. This axiom matters when bear markets hobble your investment portfolio. Understanding the cause, measuring the result, and tracking the patterns,  guides and instructs. Most of the news we get heightens anxiety or accelerates our greed. When the news affects personal assets, we shun the obvious in catatonic stupors. [...]

Entrepreneurs Give Life To Every Economy

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:37:52 +0000

The Kaufman Foundation’s passion and mission gives life to entrepreneurial thoughts and innovation. What you’ll learn with some of my thoughts: 1. The age of entrepreneurs is changing. 2. Venture Capital is necessary. 3. Business start-ups spark new economic growth. 4. New firms revive economies in most instances. 5.  Most Congressman just don’t “get it”. [...]

It’s Not All Bad Everywhere

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:49:43 +0000

Edward Yardeni once worked for Prudential Securities (now defunct). Yardeni reminded and instructed stock brokers about many economic patterns. One that sticks with me is his observation of “rolling recessions”. Recessions happen in strong economies; we get more of them in a weak economy. When rolling recessions happen in all economic sectors, we have an [...]

The Economy is On First Base

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:53:55 +0000

And there’s joy at Fenway as  Boston Puts It To the Yankees. If….you love the Yankees, I understand. Every morning after a Red Sox game, Lisa’s grandmother tells me about the game. I already know what she tells me, but she gets quite excited at age 95. She says, “Big Poppie (David Ortiz) clocked his third [...]

Investment Profits Do Not Have To Ruin the Earth

Sun, 31 May 2009 11:53:16 +0000

Whoever told us that getting what we want, no matter what the cost, rewards us with profits? What presumptions did we assume during the Industrial Revolution? Did someone say the earth has a voracious appetite for our refuse without choking? Paul Hawkens contradicts our presumptions, assumptions, and earth-born arrogance by recognizing an eternal premise: the [...]

Helping Local School Boards Understand the Importance of METS Education

Fri, 29 May 2009 01:22:03 +0000

 Math, engineering, technology, and science are the subjects necessary for economic growth in the future. The Kauffman Foundation. understands the necessity to train “METS” entrepreneurs for future innovation. America has been the innovation leader in the world. School Boards, superintendents, and high school principals must recognize the need to train students in “METS” subjects. Dire [...]

S&P 500 Price-Earnings Ratio Compliments of Chart of the Day

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:07:18 +0000

Last week’s chart illustrated the current plunge of S&P 500 earnings. Today’s chart illustrates how this plunge in earnings has impacted the current valuation of the stock market as measured by the price to earnings ratio (PE ratio). Generally speaking, when the PE ratio is high, stocks are considered to be expensive. When the PE [...]

“S&P 500 Earnings (Inflation-Adjusted)” – Compliments of “Chart of the Day”

Fri, 22 May 2009 14:35:22 +0000

Chart of the Day While the stock market is up sharply since early March, the economy as well as corporate earnings continue to suffer. Today’s chart helps provide some perspective as to the magnitude of the current economic decline. Today’s chart illustrates that 12-month, as-reported S&P 500 earnings have declined over 90% over the past [...]

Don’t Happy…Be Worry About the Stock Market

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:05:12 +0000

On December 19th, 2008, Robert Brokam of the Motley Fool, asked John Bogle (born 1929), founder of The Vanguard Group, if we are heading for a depression (Bogle grew up during the Depression). “Today, we hear a lot of people invoking the possibility of another Depression. So what is your take on today’s crisis? Are [...]

The Stock Market and Dead Cats Bouncing

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:14:36 +0000

This cat sleeps. The Stock Market and Dead Cats Dead cat stock market bounces are “A temporary recovery from a prolonged decline or bear market, after which the market continues to fall.” (

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