This week we do our best to answer the lightning rod question of buying or leasing a car. While the answer lies in a slightly grey area, we will walk you through characteristics that make each decision correct for you.…
As the World Economic Forum’s Annual Davos retreat officially kicked off in Switzerland today, we find ourselves more interested in pondering the tea leaves from last night’s State of the Union (transcript.) Just so you know: Yesterday early morning during…
In our last post I mentioned that in addition to learning about new companies and meeting various managers, I would keep a watchful eye for a theme that might shed light on the US Economy. After a looooong first day,…
With the death of Kal Zeff, a multifamily Denver, Colorado, real estate magnet, the story of his heirs beginning to liquidate his properties may seem sad at first, but we think it is worth a closer look, as there are many…
Last night, I had the opportunity to listen to Richard Fisher, current CEO and President of the Dallas Federal Reserve and FOMC voting member in a CFA related event. Mr. Fisher’s comments were on record (reporters in attendance) unlike many prior…
Today we meet our fourth important, yet possibly unknown Money person. As a refresher, we have set the stage that you are on a long walk and crossing paths with a few individuals that are important in the money world,…
Today we reach the middle of our series and will shortly be introduced to our third, possibly unknown person. Before we meet our next money person, here is a quick review of who we have passed so far. Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kauhn’s (DSK) who is…
Within 24 hours of our post, in a very coincidental and unfortunate chain of events, our first fellow walker, Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kauhn’s importance was validated in multiple stories, however, he is most likely now the former head of IMF. Today we meet…
To keep this series of posts more entertaining, I am going to have you visualize you are walking down the street (beach if you rather) and happened upon a few interesting people in the banking world. Keep track of how many you know,…
As I checked under the car over the weekend to make sure the gasoline I was pumping into the car was not leaking out, I thought a few facts from the EIA (US Energy Information Administration) might be of interest to everyone. The…
