Venture Society
05/15/2020
It seems that every week, we get round after round of economic data, and it’s all… well, it’s terrible. Yesterday was no exception, either, with initial unemployment claims clocking in at nearly 3 million people over the course of last week. Source: Trading Economics While that’s down by almost 50% […]
05/15/2020
President Trump recently tweeted, “As long as other countries are receiving the benefit of Negative Rates, the USA should also accept the ‘GIFT’. Big numbers!” Considering the President is a real estate marketing guru facing a ballooning national debt, it can’t come as a surprise he’d be in favor of […]
05/12/2020
I miss baseball. MLB is discussing the possibility of playing a shortened season to no fans in the stands, and that has probably excited me more than any news of the last few months. Every year, when the World Series approaches the final out, I can’t help but think of […]
05/08/2020
In case you haven’t been able to tell by my writing these past few weeks, I love pop culture. Whether it’s music, movies, TV, theater, art, literature – old or new, good or bad – I have a deep appreciation for it all. Even ridiculous movies about vampires. Part of […]
05/08/2020
Dear Reader, If you aren’t paying attention to the global squeeze of U.S. Dollars then you need to get up to speed quick. And to my mind, only my good friend, fund manager Brent Johnson and I, have benefited greatly by correctly calling the rise in U.S. Dollars. Investors, central […]
05/07/2020
In the middle of a pandemic that has already caused a global economic crisis, set to dwarf anything we saw during the 2008 financial crash and the following “Great Recession”… And as extreme volatility, unpredictable markets and an uncertain future force investors flock to safe havens… It’s time to look […]
05/06/2020
I read a great blog on Bloomberg this morning that talked about “fundamentals” versus “technicals.” For those who might not be aware, “fundamental” metrics attempt to measure the actual value of a stock. For instance, how much revenue a company might generate, or what operating costs will be. “Technicals” on […]
05/05/2020
An engineer is trained through university and in the workforce to apply failure modes and safety factors into their designs. It doesn’t matter if it’s a structure, a circuit, a chemical or even mechanical equipment. Running a business is no different. Restaurants that only offered dine-in service quickly learned that […]
05/01/2020
Full disclosure: I love the movie National Treasure, and its Academy Award™– winning star, Nicholas Cage. To me, it’s like an adult version of Goonies. If it’s on TV, I will compulsively watch it; I put it on sometimes when I’m bored; I quote it way too much for someone […]