After a few jabs in my ribs from friends, my latest article is definitely inspired by the movie release last week! – Scott Wolf Martin Scorsese’s newest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, depicts the sad and dark side of the capitalistic machine. As many know by now, it’s based on the true life debauchery … Continue reading
Category Archives: Investing
Bulls make money, Bears make money–Pigs get slaughtered
Okay, you’ve been following my blogs and advice on saving, anticipating, avoiding scams, being opened to new ideas and opportunities. But most of all, you followed Grace Century’s predictions for a weaker dollar, higher rates, strong real estate, and higher equity markets over the last two years: 2013 Global and Regional Financial Predictions 2014 Global and Regional … Continue reading
Sometimes, you don’t need a crystal ball
As investors and professionals alike argue when the Fed will finally taper their bond-buy program, the culprit of artificially low-interest rates, please understand that the market waits for no one. Even though the Fed hasn’t budged on their message or actions, the market has begun to move in anticipation of the inevitable. In the summer … Continue reading
Swimming upstream with Electronic Medical Records
We can put a man on the moon or even further. We have developed more in the last 30 years with gadgets, devices, and technology than the previous 2,000 years. Record players: gone (almost); Walkmans: gone, VCR’s: gone, floppy disks: gone, faxes: dying. . . I can give you examples of this all day long, … Continue reading
Don’t take wooden nickels
The old proverb “don’t take wooden nickels” has been around for ages. It is something that you say when someone leaves to tell them to be careful and to take good care of themselves. It serves as a warning to the unsuspecting and naïve, that when something sounds too good to be true: Beware. The … Continue reading