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

As with academic papers written by scholars and examined by students, it is assumed that the subject matter is accurate and generally follows the nomenclature of purpose, hypotheses and findings. I will use this template to critique a discourse of diatribe by Elizabeth Warren that is known as the “You didn’t build that on your […] Read more

Something that is termed rare in relation to earth seems by its very definition to be of import. According to the Rare Earth Technology Alliance, there are 17 elements that are considered to be rare earth elements—15 elements in the lanthanide series and two additional elements that share similar chemical properties. This is right about […] Read more

The retail sector is in the spotlight this week with numerous earnings reports being released. We have already heard from the likes of Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), and Home Depot (NYSE: HD). There are more still to come, but the sector has been struggling to find its footing over the last few months. The retail sales […] Read more

As of May 3, approximately 78% of the stocks in the S&P 500 had reported earnings results for the current earnings season. With all things considered, the quarter has been better than expected. According to a recent report from FactSet, 76% of those companies that have reported so far have beaten the EPS estimates. That […] Read more

I did it myself a couple of months ago, and I often wonder what took me so long. Yes, I am talking about cutting the cord of cable TV. I have joined the masses switching to streaming networks like Roku, Hulu, YouTube, et al. And the biggest reason; live sports. When I was a Comcast […] Read more

The earnings season is in full swing this week, and we have gotten reports from some key companies over the last few days with more to come. So far there has been a great divide in the results and reactions to the earnings reports. I expressed many times heading into this earnings season that I […] Read more

It was just a matter of time until the sludge of the incompetent do-gooders dripped back to their various states. You know who I’m talking about. Massachusetts, New York, California, Mexico. My bad, sovereign Mexico is not a state, yet, albeit their wandering citizens too may benefit from the nastier side of minimum wage rate […] Read more