sorry for the absence

  Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts in the last several days. I have been traveling and had but my BlackBerry at my disposal. Needless to say, for my posting a BB is not the ideal instrument to use to post. However, I have several blog postings at the...

the importance of trust

  I have had several conversations in the last week with my fellow, non-retired, financial professionals about the impending regulatory environment. In each case they are fearful that too much regulation will be put into place. They all feel that it is inevitable...

since when did Best Buy become a bellwether?

  Just a quick note: As you may know financial markets are reeling again today. The cause seems to be Best Buy’s Third Quarter Earnings report. Best Buy did say some things using pretty strong language. For example, “Since mid-September, rapid,...

crudeness

  …and by crudeness, I mean oil prices. I wanted to copy the text of an e-mail that I sent out to friends and family back on July 21, 2008: “Hello Friends and Family, Normally I do not send out bulk e-mails…however I have believed for a couple...