Small Businesses run the gambit from online entrepreneurs to those who launch satellites into space, and just about everything in between. While certainly different in their missions and business plans, the one similarity that all small businesses have is the need to understand financial management. This is a broad, but basic concept that offers many […] Read more
Those of you that are launching a small business in the area of life sciences or technology are in luck. The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business has decided to refocus its massive small business efforts through a program called Pennovation, a high tech incubator Penn opened in 2016. After nearly 40 years of […] Read more
Earnings season is underway at this time, and the few stocks that have announced have produced some mixed results so far. One industry that is expected to see earnings decline in the second quarter is the tech sector, and we have seen mixed results from International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX). IBM saw earnings grow, […] Read more
It seems like only yesterday that I was on stage receiving my MBA diploma and ready to conquer the world. Well, really I was just trying to get a job first. Times were different in the ’80s and ’90s. Tuition had yet to skyrocket, and an MBA degree was a novel segue to Wall Street […] Read more
I have been involved with the investment publishing industry since 2000. In my first job in the industry, the company I worked for used investor sentiment as one of the main analysis tools in its arsenal. I had been a student of the market for a number of years before joining the firm, but all […] Read more
The opaque lending of China to developing countries has missed the eyes of the World Bank and other regulatory institutions. The reporting is far from transparent, as one would assume that the Chinese prefer to do their credit work under the radar. With that said, let’s try to establish some data points. “Between 2000 and […] Read more
The fact that individual countries would give up their financial sovereignty and allow those with diverse cultures and different agendas to dictate policy still amazes me. The euro is the current epicenter of mild hysteria in the European Union. These are the same quislings who brought open borders to the continent and allowed their culture […] Read more
If we were to prioritize the Freedoms articulated in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, I would select ‘free speech” as the most important. Without the ability of an individual to speak freely – and even offensively – freedom of religion would have no meaning. Freedom of the press would be a myth. Our […] Read more
The semiconductor industry has been one of the top performing industries over the past six months. The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH) has gained 24.64 percent from April 20 through October 20. The S&P 500 has gained 9.31 percent during that same time period. That means the SMH has gained 2.5 times what the […] Read more
German banking giant Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) announced a major restructuring on Sunday with plans to cut 18,000 jobs and an exit from the global equities trading and sales business. The company has been struggling for years and never really recovered from the financial crisis in 2007. In mid-2007, Deutsche Bank’s stock was trading up […] Read more
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