If you take nothing else away from my work, it’s that nothing is set in stone. As you drink your coffee and read these words, the future is unfolding. Every thought you have and action you take can change things. And the only thing holding you back is you. Seriously.[…] Read On
A few years back, I headed off to San Francisco International Airport on eve of July 4th, concerned about warnings of possible terrorist attacks the likes of which we hadn’t seen since 9/11. The day was thankfully uneventful, but it brought back personal memories of the most devastating attack on[…] Read On
We all like to believe we can spot a shyster a mile away. I always keep a BS meter handy, just in case. You never know when you’ll need one. When I first heard rumblings of shady antics by Josh Tetrick, chief executive of vegan food startup Hampton Creek, the[…] Read On
I’m upset. I know I shouldn’t be, but I am. Actually, I’m mad at myself. Why? The most emotionally charged of all reasons, at least for me: money. I stuck with a conservative investment strategy and, in a year when making 10 or 20 percent was a no-brainer, my portfolio[…] Read On
Wells Fargo finally finished an internal investigation into the overzealous sales culture that soiled the bank’s pristine reputation and ended the career of long-time chief executive John Stumpf. It took four of the bank’s directors six months to figure out what we already knew when the story first broke: The executive in[…] Read On
When it comes to investments, most people can’t help themselves from doing exactly the opposite of what they should do. Take the golden rule, for example: buy low, sell high. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? And it is. But almost nobody does it. When a stock or the market is going[…] Read On