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Whether you manage or own a company. You’ll hear many complaints within all levels of business. Whether it be departments, customers, suppliers, or any others. Usually the first thing to be blamed is: “The system.” (more…)
I just can’t help but notice Pump ‘n Dump (PND) email spam schemes when they arrive in the inbox. It’s hard to believe this stuff is legal, but it can still offer some entertainment value. A couple years ago, one of the more entertaining PND schemes gave us a nice tower formation for a company brewed by a Bob Marley family member, no less. (more…)
I was asked jokingly after my previous post to give a quick real life example that fits the bill to further demonstrate what I meant about Re-Invention or Re-Defining one’s life or goals. Someone that really defined what I was trying to express. Not some obscure person in days gone by or that lived 1000 years ago. Rather, someone relevant today that I could point to. (more…)
This post is going to have nothing to do with charts, trading, indicators, analogs, unemployment, or anything else to do with money. It has to do with human evil, and it is prompted by something deeply disturbing I read last night. As I begin this post, I’m not quite sure what I have to say (and I hope I do not prove this by continuing with the submission of this post), but I know it’s bothering me. (more…)
If one wants to see a trait that has swept the globe with a ferocity rivaled only by some super virus. Look no further than the headlines of today’s media outlets. The theme: “It’s not my fault.” (Editor’s Note: amen! Just yesterday, there were four – count ’em, four – stories on the front page of the paper about politicians involved in various sex scandals, each of whom had a handy excuse or explanation.) (more…)
