From the President
One of the most amazing days of my professional life was the day more than a decade ago that I spent as keynote speaker for a conference of the people in charge of General Motors’ environmental policies and procedures in … Read more…
Announcing the Joan Bavaria Awards
I am a battered boss. One of our employees, who will remain nameless, has cajoled, flattered, and even threatened me to write on a certain topic in this quarterly newsletter. The threatening person in question reports directly to me, so … Read more…
The Current Sub-prime Tsunami
There are thousands of lives that are tragically altered, and their stories do not make headlines dominated by the huge mortgage companies, banks and brokerage firms that created the greed-driven implosion and now whine about their own fate. Read more…
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Here’s something to think about: “The 2006 “Broccoli report” showed that broccoli produced in Sweden led to 60% less greenhouse emissions than imported broccoli. And 99% of all broccoli that is consumed in Sweden is imported, with Spain and and … Read more…
Performance
The word “performance” in modern times has produced everything from Viagra to ergogenic supplements to insider trading. Read more…
Christmas Lights(A)
The ushering in of 2007 is behind us, with all the promises and parties, and the removal of holiday lights from lawns, bushes, trees, rooftops and windows. Not to be missed by some of us are the giant inflated Disney-like … Read more…
Milton Friedman and Us(A)
Milton Friedman passed away recently at the age of 94. “Among economic scholars, Milton Friedman had no peer,” Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, said. “The direct and indirect influences of his thinking on contemporary monetary economics would be … Read more…
The Flying Yellow Circus(A)
Asking Questions and Demanding Answers about Global Warming Read more…
A Cancer Diagnosis(A)
You learn very quickly when diagnosed with cancer – everything is relative! Read more…
Ethics and Honor(A)
We need to take a much deeper look at our system from the investor through the corporate manager – past the worship of wealth and power to ethics and honor. Read more…