July 6, 2015
Bad News: You Have to Grow to Pay Your Debt
On May 4, 2015 a Wall Street Journal article discussed the Japanese company Suntory and its 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam. One of the most…
July 2, 2015
Fraud or Just Marketing
In my world of small business buy-sell there are almost as many ways to inflate a business’s income as there are on Wall Street. Rarely…
June 25, 2015
Activity or Email?
A recent newsletter from Business Brokerage Press had an article applicable to all businesses. Its title was, “Are You Shaking Hands Or Hitting Send.” The…
June 24, 2015
Take Charge of Your Life
Johnny Unitas was one of the all-time great NFL quarterbacks. In fact, many attribute the modern passing offense to what he did in the 1950’s…
June 22, 2015
Engaged or Slacking
A sports reporter was asked to ask himself the perfect question and answer it. He wrote, “What has football meant to me?” His answer started…
June 18, 2015
Prevailing Optimism Part II
On May 5 I attended an event hosted by BNY Mellon and the speaker was their Director of Investment Strategy, Jeff Mortimer. Jeff presented his…
June 15, 2015
Prevailing Optimism
The New York Times recently published a column that instead of increasing support for taxing the rich and giving it to the poor, "close to…
June 11, 2015
A Great Partner is Worth More Than Money
What's most important in a transaction, or just life in general? Is it money, legacy, what happens to others or something else? The following story…
June 5, 2015
Avoid Overthinking
In my (business) world I run into a lot of overthinking. Smart people who make things complicated trying to add perfection versus simplicity. People who…
June 3, 2015
Bad Business Practices (Again)
I'll write this without giving any examples from airlines, cable companies or cell service providers. In the same week the first two items happened and…
