One of the real joys I get in my practice is meeting and working with entrepreneurs. I caught the entrepreneurship bug early in life. My first business partner was my brother, Joe. We started All Star Baseball Cards together as kids in Oxford, Ohio. Ah, the 1980s…some of you probably remember the sports memorabilia market […]
I’ve already lost a lot of eyeballs with my relatively tame, non-provocative title. I’m sure a title like “Real Photos of Aliens Storming City Hall” would generate more views. Make them naked aliens and I’d generate even more page views. There is a great deal written about our shortening attention spans as a society. I […]
“Rule #1 Never Lose Money. Rule #2 Never Forget Rule #1.” – Warren Buffett Since 2000 the S&P 500® has had two years of declines greater than 20%[1]. In fact going back to 1900, history suggests we can expect a market “correction” (decline) of at least 10% once every 3 or 4 years. History also […]
Yesterday I had brunch with an entrepreneur friend of mine. A few weeks ago, he’d shared with me some of the new projects and initiatives he was taking on in his business. After we’d ordered, he simply remarked to me, “Dave, man, all this stuff (with the business) has me really stressed out….” I normally […]