Leadership by Hyperbole
hyperbole - hy-PUR-bə-lee – an exaggeration to create emphasis or effect.
Washington’s latest legislation – the one extending the payroll tax cut for 2 months – could be one of the worst pieces of legislation ever passed.
Republicans…
Watch Shoppers – Not CNBC…
Watch what people do not what they say. Sales for the full first weekend of holiday shopping – Thursday through Sunday – are up 16.4% versus a year ago according to the National Retail Federation. The American economy is not going to fall…
The Pendulum Effect
I believe there is a “pendulum effect” in so many areas of our world. Some may call it “a lemming effect”, but pendulum sounds so much better. Let’s consider “pendulum effects”:
Think about the Pendulum Effect in today’s ability…
Does Your Budget Resemble the U.S. Government Budget?
A Balanced Budget by definition: Income = Spending
If your Budget has a running deficit there are only three possible solutions to turn that into a Balanced Budget:
1. Reduce your spending
2. Raise your income
3. A combination of 1 and…
Feelings, Facts and Fatigue
It is interesting to watch investor and advisors go through the market cycles and gyrations. Often we get derailed by feelings - mistaking them as “facts”. It is important to notice the difference between the two and how we are influenced…
Businesses Making Wise Investment
Everyone knows housing is still weak.
Everyone knows jobs are growing, but not fast enough to seriously lower the unemployment rate, which stands at 9.1%.
Everyone also knows real GDP has expanded for nine consecutive quarters, at an average…
