Government was a beacon of clarity during another pandemic in 1349. Politicians being no different than now, had much to say about the crisis. Science, although in its infancy, had its own versions of Dr. Fauci types who also added to the mix because it was in everyone’s best interests to save lives. Motives were […]
Monthly Archive: September 2020
Four months and 3 days prior to this date, I took early retirement from Merrill Lynch after decades of leadership to discover and correct market misalignment’s my own way. Orchestrating an alliance of other Wall Street and Business Executives I founded a broker-dealer advisory firm that drove revenue & alpha performance during a time the […]
For fear your grace should fall. —David Bowie In sound economic models, people add value and there is a direct benefit. Corresponding reward usually is proportionate to what is provided. Problems arise when people steal reward through power. In the public sector, it’s an easy place to […]
The surfing life, I discovered against the backdrop of the city, is a venerable one. —Ed Thompson While visiting in Los Angeles one summer, I invited my niece Brooke to lunch. She was bright, beautiful, and had a law degree but was employed as a retail clerk. She was making even less than […]