by Jason Apollo Voss | 04 04 2016 | Blog
In the heart of the 1980s, so-called “corporate raiders” making their hostile takeover bids for publicly traded firms struck fear into the hearts of management and boards of directors. This was the era of Barbarians at the Gate and The Art of the Deal. In response to...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 29 03 2016 | Alpha Wounds, Best of the Blog, Blog
My entire series on Alpha Wounds is intended to provide solutions that can be implemented by anyone in the investment community to improve the returns of active investment managers for the benefit of clients. This month’s post focuses on choices over which the...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 29 02 2016 | Best of the Blog, Blog
There has been an explosion of interest in meditation among the business community over the past several years. What most in the finance industry do not realize, however, is that meditation provides unique benefits that directly address many of the obstacles we...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 22 02 2016 | Blog, News & Events
This morning an interview I did with Marketplace Morning Report’s David Brancaccio aired. The subject was “fractional reserve banking,” or as David called it, “A story to end all business stories.” My part of the interview starts around...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 16 02 2016 | Alpha Wounds, Best of the Blog, Blog
I apologize for the intervening gap between my last Alpha Wounds post about the active quality of passive investment management and this one. Given the length of the wait, let me dive straight into the discussion. This month I want to highlight the advancement of...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 27 01 2016 | Blog
Switzerland’s Vollgeld “Full Money Initiative” I can pretty much guarantee you that the biggest story not being covered in the traditional business press right now is that Switzerland will hold a referendum to consider ending fractional reserve banking (!). Yes, you...