The dream of many investors is to build enough net worth to be able to invest in a private equity fund as a limited partner. However, private equity frequently underperforms index funds. These mystical funds…
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Focus On Business Basics
When assessing a business for acquisition or turnaround, focus on six basics – Management, Assets, Strategy, Revenue, Costs, and Potential synergies/M&A. What might look good on a spreadsheet or a presentation often fails one…
Are We Pushing The Edge on Corporate Debt?
Leveraged loans, covenant-lite agreements, and historically low-interest rates and defaults gave us a frothy corporate debt market. An economic downturn could be crushing weak banks/FI’s, investors, and companies on edge. The article by Fortune…
CCPA Is Coming To Your Business January 1, 2020
I spent the last few days (and much of this week) reviewing CCPA and emerging trends in data privacy. I expect this will become a Federal issue given interstate commerce implications – and it…
Welcome to BA 225 – Business Law – Summer 2017 – Saint Martin’s University
Welcome to BA225 – Business Law. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you to learn how the law and legal environment impact business operations. A few things as we dig into…
Intro and Syllabus for BA311 – Money and Banking – Spring 2017
Welcome to BA311 – Money and Banking. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you as we learn how financial markets and economic policies impact business operations. A few things as we…
Intro and Syllabus for BA300 – Principles of Finance
Welcome to BA300 – Principles of Finance. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you as we explore Corporate Finance. A few things as we dig into the semester – Tests and…
Global Economics
The ability to have free trade in goods and services helps more than it hurts. The global economic powers must help that negatively affected transition, but the world is better when goods and services, instead…
Fiscal Policy and Federal Intervention – More Hope than Change
After eight years of aggressive policy moves by both the Bush and Obama administrations, little has changed in the average American’s economic life. We are no longer looking at a collapse of the banking system….