Some very solid advice here from my friend and colleague Ari Rastegar. From If I Knew Then… My mistake was that I didn’t realize how important my physical health and well-being was to my business.  I woke up one morning, my wife and I had just started dating, and I got the worst pain I could imagine. There was...Read More

There is near universal agreement that the Brexit – and the walloping it gave the market – was a black swan event. But actually defining what a black swan is can be a challenge. Most investors equate a black swan with a market crash. But that’s really putting the cart before the horse. A black...Read More

I’m not writing much this week, and there is a good reason for that: I’m on a Christmas ski trip, trying my best not to make a fool of myself on skis. Assuming I don’t get myself killed, we’ll pick this up next week. Merry Christmas!Read More

I gave my thoughts on the Fed’s decision yesterday to CNBC: “She is in no hurry to ‘normalize’ rates. She’s raising them today because she’s afraid that if she doesn’t, she might have to act more aggressively at some point in the future. But she also made it very clear that she’s going to remain...Read More

Rodney Johnson has some interesting comments on the rise of robots as a labor replacement.  Robots have been replacing assembly line workers for decades.  But now, they’re starting to replace retail clerks too…sort of: Just as desktop computing, voicemail, and email erased much of the need for secretaries, robots are quickly gaining ground in areas...Read More