As Some Relax We are Putting the Pedal Down

Sunday night in the U.S. the futures market comes alive with the first trades of the new week. The overarching difference for this week in comparison to the usual, is this will be one week that is anything but “usual.” Currently both the trade negotiations between China and the U.S., along with the negotiations between…

This month’s focus: A Star Salesperson, Or Door Opener? Salespeople are the life-force of a company. If the sales staff is not working properly, or is in some other type of funk regardless of the reasons – the whole company suffers. Not only is it imperative to keep a sales team motivated properly, it’s just…

When it comes to the stock market these days the overriding theme you hear from the financial media is “You’ve got to get in.” Another is, “Buy on the dips and average in.” Or, “You can’t profit if you aren’t in it” and more. So many more it would fill its own multi-volume set. However,…

As I type this the markets are beginning to roil in many different areas across the globe. The latest tariffs announced last night for Mexico seems to have caught everyone by surprise, especially for those thinking their month end positioning was fairly stable. Hint: it’s not – and that’s a very big problem if it…

As is the usual, when the “markets” are turbulent, I hear from a myriad of people I usually don’t hear from asking for my opinion on the current happenings. When the “markets” are rocketing higher, or seem to be in some form of rocket-ride status, I know the opposite will be true, as in: when…

In remembrance of Peter Hashem, Flight 11, Seat 20A Struck the North Tower at 8:46:40 am EST. Just by the very act of you reading this you are less than one degree of separation from knowing one of the actual people killed on this day. I’m sick too death of hearing people spew rhetoric in…