If you have been keeping up with my articles and blogs, you already knew the recovery would be under way and this summer would be a welcome relief from the…
My own view is that political correctness has resulted in the dumbing down of America. We can no longer have intelligent conversation about important issues of the day for fear…
I am always improvising my elevator speech when I go to various events. When I’ve had too much coffee or my persona drifts back into the “corporate” Dick Gabel, it…
Every once in a while a conversation triggers some memories that have stuck with me through the years. They are usually humorous, ironic or particularly prophetic. Everything else has been…
My cell phone let’s me watch TV, view movies, email, surf the internet, take pictures and an untold number of other things I’m sure I have no use for, but…
While it may be unfair to lay all the blame for the demise of the domestic auto industry at the feet of the United Auto Workers, the union certainly deserves…
Mar 30 2009
The term “too big to fail” screams for a new look at anti-trust legislation. While original anti-trust legislation looked at the unfair advantage of monopolistic behavior over potential competitors, consumers…
I’m feeling better about the economy these days. While I hesitate to read too much into one good week on Wall Street, I do take solace in a couple of…
Every recession or economic anomaly is caused by the lack of a greater fool. Hard to believe given that everyone and their brother was involved in this one. From politicians…
No matter what your political inclination, the election of a new President always brings anticipation of some positive early action that will bring the various political tribes in the country…
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Faced with disastrous near term prospects, you could join the rest of the herd and cut costs wherever you can, hunker…
Current events seem to have raised the bar on stock market volatility. Today, seemingly no news is good for a 5% swing up or down. While a 5% swing in…
If you are not somehow preoccupied with the financial crisis, you are probably homeless, out of work and out of your mind. Virtually everyone has been effected by the worldwide…
My own ability to remain philosophical about the stock market ended about 20% of my life savings ago. I must admit that I have become somewhat cynical in the last…