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Recognizing Consultants Who Masquerade As Investors

BY Brian JavelineFri Nov 25, 2011

For entrepreneurs looking to grow their company, it is fine right to consider using consultants to supplement your weak spots. Just be focused on whether the conversation you are having is one where you believe you are raising money or spending money, because rarely is it both when it comes to seed and early-stage investors.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

What Gets Investors Excited? Revenue.

BY Brian JavelineTue Sep 13, 2011

The revenue stage is an exciting time, for both the entrepreneur and the investor. It's great for the entrepreneur since revenues can be applied toward operating costs. It is even greater for the investor since he now does not have to second guess if there are customers who are willing to fork over their money to buy your company's offering.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

S&P Vs. Moody's: When It Comes To Credit Ratings, S&P Has Stumbled (Badly) Before

BY Shawn BaldwinMon Aug 8, 2011

The reasoning behind S&P's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating wasn't whether the U.S paid its debts, which of course it has; the focus was on the process and problems in getting the temporary deal done. Simultaneously, Moody's ratings agency decided that the U.S. still warranted a AAA credit rating and it maintained that rating accordingly. Who's right? READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

"Locavesting": Investing In Main Street Instead Of Wall Street

BY Danielle SacksWed Aug 3, 2011

What if you didn't send your money to a faceless investment bank, but instead gave it to a local business? We spoke to author Amy Cortese about local investing, where people keep their capital within 50 miles of where they live.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

"Lend Me Your Wallets:" Research on the Link Between Charismatic CEOs and Stock Price, Featuring Steve Jobs

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhDFri Nov 19, 2010

I was exchanging emails the other day with Dave Ulrich, my co-author on Asian Leadership, and asked him what he was working on. He answered that he was pretty interested in the link between CEO actions and stock price. Dave's interest ...READ»

CARBON | Comment

Where the Smart Money Goes Next

BY Terry TamminenMon Jun 28, 2010

A new survey from the Big Four accounting firm shows that more than two thirds of major corporations globally plan to spend up to 5% of their revenues on carbon cutting initiatives over the next two years.READ»

SACHIN MAHESHWARI | Comment

How to Invest In... India

BY Diane MehtaTue May 25, 2010

Based in Bangalore, Sachin Maheshwari is a principal with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). Founded in 1985, DFJ has backed such companies as Skype, Feedburner, Hotmail, and Baidu. DFJ India's investments have been in early and ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Angel Investors More Powerful Than VCs

BY Brian JavelineFri May 7, 2010

Entrepreneurs should know that Angel Investors are willing to be more aggressive than VCs in order to capitalize on the economic turnaround.READ»

FINANCE | Comment

Discerning Trends and Fluctuations From Direction and Volatility

BY Marvin ClarkThu Apr 8, 2010

Question: Why did the market tank at the close Wednesday, after the release of the G.19 report, when it was already known February was a poor month for consumer credit? Between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm Wednesday, this was the most significant news to come out?READ»

FINANCE | Comment

U.S. Markets: A Week of Inexplicable Events

BY Marvin ClarkThu Mar 25, 2010

This snapshot of the market and the economy shows that things are far from normal, or what we once considered normal. The calculus that propelled investing over the last 30 years has dissolved. The new formula is being being created and tested in real time. The stock market and investing is currently unreal - it’s devolved awhile ago into, or, if you prefer, transformed itself into a momentum investing affair in an unraveling world.READ»

FINANCE | Comment

The Lazarus Rally in 2010

BY Marvin ClarkThu Mar 11, 2010

Stocks will not repeat the performance of the last 12 months. The last 12 months was fueled on liquidity and promised future growth. The future is here but the growth is not. READ»

FINANCE | Comment

How to Successfully Rescue Residential Real Estate

BY Marvin ClarkSun Feb 28, 2010

The federal government should self-refinance the original mortgages directly with homeowners at 4% fixed for 20 or 30 years, ultimately turning these mortgages into GNMAs.READ»

INVESTING | Comment

KaChing Takes the Thinking Out of the Stock Market Gamble

BY Chris DannenMon Oct 19, 2009

KaChing is a new startup that allows you to bet alongside top investors, so that every move they make can be duplicated in your portfolio. VentureBeat likens it to "fantasy football for investing junkies," but its effect is more ...READ»

WARREN BUFFETT | Comment

Daddy Givebucks: Lessons Learned When Warren Buffett Hands You $1 Billion

BY Jeff BaileyTue Sep 1, 2009

Three years ago, Warren Buffett gave each of his kids $1 billion to give away -- suddenly thrusting them into the philanthropic elite. Here's what they learned.READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

Securitization: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comBefore you read any farther, let's start with a little background on the term securitization and how it's evolved to the present times. If you click the link toInsightful Articles and ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

It's Turnaround Time

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comYou've probably read all the flack over this week's cover on Newsweek magazine—"The Recession is Over," with an added footnote reading, "good luck surviving the recovery." The message ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

The Future of the Credit Card Industry

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comLast fall we wroteConsumer Debt in the U.S., an extensive report on the state of credit debt in the U.S. We've also written about the credit crunch in our bookThe Big Gamble. There is valuable ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

Are You Investing or Speculating?

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comThat's the question we wish we could have posed to scores of individuals before they unwittingly put their trust in Ponzi schemer, Bernie Madoff. On June 29, when the judge handed down a ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

Risk Management in Today's Economy

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comIt's a generally accepted fact that to be successful, you have to be willing to take risks. When you consider the practices of contemporary entrepreneurs like Sir Richard Branson, Frederick A. ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

Bubbles and Regulation

BY Jose RoncalSun Aug 23, 2009

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comOur current economic crisis is so deep and complex it's not likely to right itself anytime soon. How do we work ourselves out of this hole? Do we need more regulation or less? This is a ...READ»