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f4acf6fae3d3f8d94778e3f2321675c6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2019/11/20/the-biggest-trends-in-gyms-and-the-fitness-industry/?sh=4f9ba9ac7465 | The Biggest Trends In Gyms And The Fitness Industry | The Biggest Trends In Gyms And The Fitness Industry
Fitness trends are evolving Photo credit Paul Sky
With the concepts of wellness and mindfulness becoming ever more important for consumers, fitness has become a more relevant goal for many people. Work done by LatentView Analytics looked at approximately 150 million ... |
fededd09503c3aac6bf0d3cfb8fd7205 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2020/03/15/lvmh-converting-its-perfume-factories-to-make-hand-sanitizer/?sh=293ae1414a9a | LVMH Converting Its Perfume Factories To Make Hand Sanitizer | LVMH Converting Its Perfume Factories To Make Hand Sanitizer
Laboratory of the perfume and cosmetics research centre of French multinational luxury group LVMH. ... [+] GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images
LVMH announced today that it is converting three of its perfume manufacturing facilities wh... |
b1b5745e83b6feb204d541dec42a89bd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2020/03/29/retailers-rents-for-april-are-due-this-week-how-much-will-actually-be-paid-is-up-in-the-air/ | Retailers’ Rents For April Are Due This Week. How Much Will Actually Be Paid Is Up In The Air. | Retailers’ Rents For April Are Due This Week. How Much Will Actually Be Paid Is Up In The Air.
Red sign hanging at the glass door of a shop saying "Closed due to coronavirus". Getty
Later this week, rents come due on retail stores for the month of April. Because stores are mostly closed, there is a frenzy of discussio... |
ebc2f952a6c64ec6dcf86f92f789c76a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2021/02/22/the-realreal-is-still-battling-fakes-it-wont-be-easy-to-get-it-right/?sh=543895681cff | The RealReal Is Still Battling Fakes. It Won’t Be Easy To Get It Right. | The RealReal Is Still Battling Fakes. It Won’t Be Easy To Get It Right.
The fake Dior shoe bought on The RealReal next to the real Dior shoe. Courtesy Triangle Capital LLC
If you doubt whether the market for second-hand clothes and accessories (“resale”) is exploding, a conversation with a fashionista friend will dis... |
9a396a6afd8cc35b78f52419856810de | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2021/04/20/how-the-pandemic-has-changed-the-toy-business-and-the-latest-trends-in-toys/ | How The Pandemic Has Changed The Toy Business And The Latest Trends In Toys | How The Pandemic Has Changed The Toy Business And The Latest Trends In Toys
Snow castle in Colorado Photo credit: Jason Platt
The toy business, like many industries, has changed dramatically since the pandemic started. The types of products sold and the volume of products has changed dramatically. I recently spoke wit... |
2f307c3df843c56ac05fd2abe7766aa2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2021/05/04/the-biggest-opportunity-in-retail-right-now/ | The Biggest Opportunity In Retail Right Now | The Biggest Opportunity In Retail Right Now
The biggest opportunity in retail now isn't something sold in stores to consumers. getty
As the world reopens, retailers and investors are asking: What’s the best opportunity in retail right now? A traditional answer would be something like: “sweaters” or “new cars.” But tr... |
d7c659c4c6a547cabf07a9a4832d70ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlehmann/2017/05/03/new-stamp-issuances-affect-on-the-hobby/ | New Stamp Issuance's Affect On The Hobby | New Stamp Issuance's Affect On The Hobby
The philatelic industry is once again focused on how to grow our hobby, perhaps this time with a more determined focus. This increased focus is, in part, because the decline in the USA and Western Europe of the number of collectors is reaching an inflection point from which rec... |
d5df056c59fa213e42548c3c5276bddd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlehmann/2021/04/01/stamps-as-investments--a-bifurcated-market/?sh=3f7ea3fe73e8 | Stamps As Investments – A Bifurcated Market | Stamps As Investments – A Bifurcated Market
Today’s economy is super-charged with liquidity thanks to government largess and overly accommodative Federal Reserve Bank policies. The result has been inflated values in stocks, bonds, housing and investables. The inflation in investables is particularly attention getting b... |
701a59c9256f91baa3cabc30d1e53b7d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2010/11/09/the-happy-meal-toy-ban-like-politics-all-hamburgers-are-local/ | The Happy Meal Toy Ban: Like Politics, All Hamburgers Are Local | The Happy Meal Toy Ban: Like Politics, All Hamburgers Are Local
If you listen to those responsible for the recent ban on McDonald’s Happy Meals in San Francisco and Santa Clara County, California, you’d think a heaven-sent tsunami is about to engulf the fast food business. Outraged opponents of the measure are, on thei... |
96cafe8749aa39ca11c9152b91ec28d0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2011/03/22/an-immodest-proposal-to-spur-nuclear-energy-industry-growth-and-global-safety/ | An Immodest Proposal to Spur Nuclear Energy Industry Growth -- and Global Safety | An Immodest Proposal to Spur Nuclear Energy Industry Growth -- and Global Safety
From a communications perspective, the challenge facing the nuclear energy industry goes beyond the specifics of the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns. Public concern is so great, media coverage so voluminous, the response from politicians so ea... |
7ce026e4947afc12aab70cd55d1736e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2011/05/11/wall-streets-presige-the-less-there-is-to-go-around-the-more-valuable-it-gets/ | Wall Street's Prestige: The Less There Is to Go Around, the More Valuable It Gets | Wall Street's Prestige: The Less There Is to Go Around, the More Valuable It Gets
A recent DealBook article by Steven M. Davidoff provides a chilling assessment of the moral, professional, and business impact of Wall Street’s multiple scandals and breaches of public confidence over the past few years. More precisely, i... |
1153e83267a715ea4f13d971a51b8237 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2011/10/27/croatia-in-the-eu-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/ | Croatia in the EU: A Disaster Waiting to Happen | Croatia in the EU: A Disaster Waiting to Happen
In the late 19th century, someone asked Bismarck what would cause the next great European war. “Some damn thing in the Balkans,” he presciently answered. Today, events in that region are no less consequential if we remember that Greece, now roiling global markets, is also... |
898f4770ddbec7788785c6795b9542b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2011/11/02/a-fracas-over-croatia-and-the-lessons-it-offers/ | A Fracas Over Croatia and the Lessons It Offers | A Fracas Over Croatia and the Lessons It Offers
A funny thing happened on the way home from my last Forbes.com piece.
Last week in this column, I wrote about the dangers of admitting countries into organizations like the European Union (EU) when their economies are so weak that membership only adds to the already dange... |
f46cd7b45984ea8e486c1fab1d29a753 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/02/15/keystone-how-the-oil-industry-brought-a-knife-to-a-gunfight/ | Keystone: How the Oil Industry Brought a Knife to a Gunfight | Keystone: How the Oil Industry Brought a Knife to a Gunfight
The ongoing struggle over the Keystone XL pipeline underscores a real sea change in how legislative decisions are now being made. Suddenly we see that a well-integrated grassroots initiative driven by superior digital strategies can trump the conventional ins... |
17c079d9a2d4f90dec0bf3db6e925caf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/08/22/executives-behaving-badly-boards-behaving-well/ | Executives Behaving Badly, Boards Behaving Well | Executives Behaving Badly, Boards Behaving Well
To be sure, sexual misconduct by a business executive is deplorable under any circumstances. On the eve of an IPO, however, it can be utterly disastrous. Restoration Hardware can certainly testify to that.
Early last week, the company’s chairman and co-executive, Gary Fri... |
8ade61a51f409b18575b574de941c630 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/09/05/thalidomide-a-specter-still-haunts-the-world/ | Thalidomide: A Specter Still Haunts the World | Thalidomide: A Specter Still Haunts the World
William Faulkner said it. “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” Those are cautionary words in an age when digital coverage of today’s global disaster seems to immediately erase the memory of yesterday’s global disaster.
So there it was over the Labor Day weekend, to... |
3e3b21b5785a1a7f2d0138300f8f3211 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/10/24/the-fiscal-cliff-look-whos-leading-now/ | The Fiscal Cliff: Look Who's Leading Now | The Fiscal Cliff: Look Who's Leading Now
Leadership doesn't usually happen in a vacuum. Often, the soundest decisions cannot be implemented absent some compelling pretext.
In February 2012, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke provided business with just such a pretext when he coined the now familiar phrase “fiscal cl... |
12ecac6520205fdefd2f1afa8f51480a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2013/05/15/the-impact-of-the-secs-social-media-pronouncement/ | The Impact Of The SEC's Social Media Pronouncement | The Impact Of The SEC's Social Media Pronouncement
There has been a great deal of talk, in and out of the media, since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its April Report on why it would not bring a case against Netflix and/or its CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings had posted material nonpublic information on... |
bf7169ce80dc504f6217c757774b6c5e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2013/11/25/buckyballs-stones-enough-to-fight-back/ | Buckyballs: Stones Enough To Fight Back | Buckyballs: Stones Enough To Fight Back
There’s a familiar old catchphrase denoting an unwinnable struggle against intractable foes: “Go Fight City Hall!”
Well, on November 13, Craig Zucker announced that he was doing just that by suing the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which since February has been trying... |
808ef8709f5dce839f25bd7a98dd94c0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2015/05/19/nailed-the-cosmetics-industry-is-next-on-the-firing-line/ | 'Nailed': The Cosmetics Industry Is Next On The Firing Line | 'Nailed': The Cosmetics Industry Is Next On The Firing Line
It’s by no means a new story. Well over a decade has passed since the cosmetics industry began grappling with its potential exposure to massive claims related to the allegedly dangerous impact of toxic chemicals in nail polish products – polishes, solvents, ha... |
c57a87ac2c09519602111b011e61c602 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2015/08/07/trump-and-company-for-every-candidate-a-crisis/ | Trump and Company: For Every Candidate, A Crisis | Trump and Company: For Every Candidate, A Crisis
Politicians say that crises occur every day on the campaign trail. There are always threats to manage, criticisms to deflect, and events that throw the operation into turmoil.
The day after the first Republican presidential primary debate was a bit different. It’s not ab... |
1b04e2299f437a4f49a42a9f6dd7cd21 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2017/05/16/the-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-at-40-no-shortage-of-challenges/ | The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act At 40: No Shortage Of Challenges | The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act At 40: No Shortage Of Challenges
This is the first in a two-part series on the anticorruption challenges facing global businesses in today’s environment.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.S.’s ambitious attempt to deter corruption in international business dealings, offic... |
ee94d8616e613dbd6987586ee5eedb7b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2017/08/09/protecting-your-brand-from-the-cyber-bandits-in-the-age-of-hacking/ | Protecting Your Brand From The Cyber Bandits In The Age Of Hacking | Protecting Your Brand From The Cyber Bandits In The Age Of Hacking
This is the fourth in a series of columns addressing what companies can do to learn from activist investors, NGOs, the plaintiffs’ bar, and others to defend and grow their brands.
No corporate entity or institution – no matter how pure of heart – is imm... |
c841f5a7063f721420a09d55ec688fb9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2018/03/03/the-new-mercantile-activism-from-dicks-to-delta-companies-are-stepping-in-for-government/ | The New 'Mercantile Activism': From Dick's To Delta, Companies Are Stepping In For Government | The New 'Mercantile Activism': From Dick's To Delta, Companies Are Stepping In For Government
The U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Citizens United gave American corporations far greater latitude in shaping our country’s political and public policy deliberations. But companies are also beginning to recogni... |
82ee272edaf4e01137d3f6f71e2cb312 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2018/04/11/overcoming-censorship-geoblocking-and-hubris-while-doing-business-abroad/ | Overcoming Censorship, 'Geoblocking' And Hubris While Doing Business Abroad | Overcoming Censorship, 'Geoblocking' And Hubris While Doing Business Abroad
This is the final column in a five-part series on the special challenges facing foreign-based companies seeking to do business in the U.S. and for U.S.-based companies looking to expand their presence in foreign markets. The first three columns... |
9224e257fe0a4ef2a0b48fb96f79060b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2018/05/15/drone-industry-just-beginning-to-take-off/?sh=422db58872bc | Drone Industry Just Beginning To Take Off | Drone Industry Just Beginning To Take Off
This is the first in an occasional series about the future of the U.S. drone industry. This column examines the commercial potential of drones and some of the marketplace challenges facing the industry. Future columns will take an in-depth look at the industry’s technological, ... |
b523902fa3d2ff7b31b1363ec386b159 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2018/08/07/e-commerce-beware-sales-taxes-could-be-coming-to-a-state-or-locality-near-you/ | E-Commerce Beware: Sales Taxes Could Be Coming To A State Or Locality Near You | E-Commerce Beware: Sales Taxes Could Be Coming To A State Or Locality Near You
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Almost lost amid the din surrounding the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Anthony Kennedy and subsequent nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, not to mention the Court’s rulings on the Muslim travel ban, union me... |
6c8ec2698f665ac1ce95ed3bd57078a9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2019/08/13/mitigating-corruption-risk-the-multinational-toothache-that-wont-go-away/ | Mitigating Corruption Risk: The Multinational Toothache That Won't Go Away | Mitigating Corruption Risk: The Multinational Toothache That Won't Go Away
Given the dramatic upsurge in antibribery prosecutions worldwide, are multinational corporations doing enough to comply with the latest dictates on ethics and antibribery? That’s a question that bedevils CEOs and board members across the globe.
... |
e300a1dbf727dec9bfe1a8d8ef4e4e26 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2020/01/31/reacting-to-coronavirus-the-first-viral-virus-of-the-social-media-era/?sh=4ac7c3b658cf | Reacting To Coronavirus: The First ‘Viral Virus’ Of The Social Media Era | Reacting To Coronavirus: The First ‘Viral Virus’ Of The Social Media Era
Passengers arriving on a China Southern Airlines flight are screened for coronavirus at Jomo ... [+] Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Let’s all pray this new strain of the coronavirus (CoV) dissipates without cau... |
9ec8b6f7f3410cf9078a008465fb5fcc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2020/02/05/cancel-culture-new-rules-to-replace-mob-rule/ | Cancel Culture: New Rules To Replace Mob Rule | Cancel Culture: New Rules To Replace Mob Rule
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
I get it. We’re angry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is coming to take our jobs. The future is no longer secure. Iowa can’t hold a caucus without messing up. The presidency and Senate are no longer j... |
78c252348f0950436edd78ccd13a3ddd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2020/04/06/call-centers-can-help-americans-weather-the-covid-19-calamity/?utm_campaign=Outsourcing%20Insider%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--hm3-LqSoVkmDNJaPG2fH-hzOXyzRw12DqJRNxooegDSl9NnpRjTR-RQtXuELln6hr430x | Call Centers Can Help Americans Weather The COVID-19 Calamity | Call Centers Can Help Americans Weather The COVID-19 Calamity
Keith Baldwin has been in the recognition and promotional products business since the 1980's, building Spike’s, his Philadelphia-based firm, from a handful of employees to nearly 50 as it expanded into events management. In those four decades, he never had t... |
1b6b865f74651bf65e9d78eb0adf0a7e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmatsui/2021/05/04/the-solar-industry-is-ripe-for-a-refinancing-boom-in-2021/ | The Solar Industry Is Ripe For A Refinancing Boom In 2021 | The Solar Industry Is Ripe For A Refinancing Boom In 2021
A recent bank survey about 2020 solar project finance trends provides an optimistic outlook for 2021. The survey, Lendscape by kWh Analytics, tracks the solar industry’s most active lenders and tax equity investors in the U.S. market and is the go-to resource fo... |
c8c91ba5b83b0bcc875ba4aae8b3e163 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmcgahey/2021/04/09/dont-let-states-use-covid-19-relief-funds-to-subsidize-tax-cuts/ | Don’t Let States Use Covid-19 Relief Funds To Subsidize Tax Cuts | Don’t Let States Use Covid-19 Relief Funds To Subsidize Tax Cuts
Some state governments want to use federal Covid-19 relief funds to cut state taxes. getty
In late March, thirteen states filed a lawsuit to fight what they claim is “a complete take-over of state finances” by the federal government, “one of the most egr... |
c9a5d9d2e92ad136b5107751bad442f2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmcgahey/2021/04/22/working-at-home-or-back-to-the-office-ask-your-boss/ | After Covid-19 Vaccination, Will You Work From Home Or Head Back To The Office? Ask Your Boss | After Covid-19 Vaccination, Will You Work From Home Or Head Back To The Office? Ask Your Boss
Female professional back to work after covid-19 pandemic lockdown. getty
As more and more people get Covid-19 vaccinations, it is becoming increasingly possible to return to pre-pandemic group activity—restaurants, movie thea... |
3ca8209a63c2886c2d0a07f11d636d42 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2014/08/05/obamas-double-standards-for-dictators/ | Obama's Double Standards For Dictators | Obama's Double Standards For Dictators
Obama is toasting some of Africa’s biggest thugs this week.
He is trumpeting the largest-ever gathering of African leaders on U.S. soil, at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Most are welcome. Some should not be-- the ones who have written their rule in their people’s blood.
Take Co... |
8437ce610e75db799b79b099939f81de | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2017/04/28/why-is-our-ally-qatar-hosting-terrorists-like-hamas/ | Why Is Our Ally Qatar Hosting Terrorists Like Hamas? | Why Is Our Ally Qatar Hosting Terrorists Like Hamas?
One week after hosting U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Qatar will be hosting a conference by Hamas. Is there a better symbol of Qatar’s two-faced foreign policy?
Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, is officially designated as a terrorist group... |
291c176035549ad6df20827d4d2cec6e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnalley/2014/06/18/csi-bordeaux/ | CSI Bordeaux: Wine Detective Solves Multimillion-Dollar Case | CSI Bordeaux: Wine Detective Solves Multimillion-Dollar Case
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Crime Scene: A warehouse in Boston. Investigator: Michael Egan, working Fraud out of Bordeaux. Temperature: Carefully climate-controlled to a comfortable 55 degrees.
The Boston affair was the first high-profile assignment for M... |
603da4a215e1ab3dd6c22e33412e85f8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnalley/2014/12/01/journey-through-cambodias-mekong-river-with-a-spa-and-movie-theater-on-board/ | Journey Through Cambodia on the Luxurious Aqua Mekong River Cruise | Journey Through Cambodia on the Luxurious Aqua Mekong River Cruise
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Dark clouds--the last of the year's monsoons--stack overhead as our skiff shreds the watery main street of northern Cambodia's Chong Kneas, an exuberantly painted floating village ... |
52e40f31c7d729dd4b7f480cdf71038b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardosibanjo/2021/03/30/the-7-languages-great-leaders-speak/?sh=2157467a5e7a | The 7 Languages Great Leaders Speak | The 7 Languages Great Leaders Speak
Nelson Mandela speaks at the Celebrate South Africa Concert April 29, 2001 in Trafalgar Square in ... [+] London, England. The concert was held to celebrate 7 years of democracy in South Africa and to recognize the work of the UK founded Anti-Apartheid Movement. (Photo by Sion Touhig... |
a62a94c67f2f7fe555f089ac885fc370 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardparker/2019/03/04/are-business-for-sale-multiples-going-to-come-down/ | Are Business For Sale Multiples Going To Come Down? | Are Business For Sale Multiples Going To Come Down?
Multiples are at all-time highs for business purchases and unlike the past, these multiple increases have trickled down to even the lowest sectors of the business for sale market.
Prior to the last market downturn in 2008, when businesses were selling quickly, the low... |
8d6cbab0fec577efb925264d9d194c06 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardparker/2020/01/02/why-90-of-potential-business-buyers-fail/?sh=7cc613aa59fb | Why 90% Of Potential Business Buyers Fail | Why 90% Of Potential Business Buyers Fail
According to industry statistics provided by business brokers and industry publications, only 1 in 15 prospective small business buyers ever complete a transaction. While this is a sobering statistic, when you dig deeper, the dismal numbers are understandable.
The Majority Of B... |
76ed1c20eef21097b5ceacbf1bd0c157 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardpearson/2012/04/02/deloittes-china-problem-comes-to-a-head/ | Deloitte's China Problem Comes To A Head | Deloitte's China Problem Comes To A Head
The year 2011 was without question a challenging year for Deloitte in China.
Following detailed fraud allegations from short sellers, Deloitte resigned from two major clients in China, China Media Express and Longtop Financial. Deloitte then became embroiled in a difficult battl... |
3cd348c381cae2de6c0d829448bb7981 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardprocter/2015/09/25/women-streamers-twitch-chat/ | How Women In eSports Deal With Twitch Toxicity Every Day | How Women In eSports Deal With Twitch Toxicity Every Day
While the keynote at the first-ever TwitchCon repeatedly made sure to celebrate and thank its community for its passion, it made no mention of how toxic some of its chatrooms can be, especially to women.
That topic did not escape discussion at the convention’s fi... |
0d74f83ae6e483e80a5eb8ba3f005744 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardprocter/2015/09/30/esports-arena-santa-ana-paul-ward/ | How Esport's Newest Arena Caters To Amateur Players | How Esport's Newest Arena Caters To Amateur Players
The setting most would-be esports competitors begin their journey in stands a far cry from where they hope to reach: modest home furnishings versus bright lights, screaming fans, and a camera in their face.
Adjusting to such disparate circumstances can be jarring at f... |
aa2dc0962b698a5a391905dab31e07bf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardprocter/2015/11/11/hearthstone-cbs-triumph-games/ | Hearthstone Makes First Appearance on National Television | Hearthstone Makes First Appearance on National Television
Tonight, CBS Sports Network will air the Triumph Games, a competition between veterans designed to inspire people and show off the varied skill sets of armed forces veterans. Part of the games will feature the contestants playing Hearthstone, which will be the f... |
29b305c4b4831cc53583f8116b729d97 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsaintvilus/2012/11/21/why-walmart-is-not-evil-for-opening-on-thanksgiving-give-it-a-break/ | Why Walmart Is Not Evil For Opening On Thanksgiving, Give It A Break | Why Walmart Is Not Evil For Opening On Thanksgiving, Give It A Break
Who died and made you the authority on business principles? This was my response in a recent discussion with a family member in discussing the state of retail giant Walmart. It seems although I have no personal interest in the company, I continue to c... |
d9e76fd6fc17a9edee41d1c442c8ec5a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2011/02/23/ochlocracy-and-the-menace-of-government-unions/ | Ochlocracy and the Menace of Government Unions | Ochlocracy and the Menace of Government Unions
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A revealing chant can be heard from the mobs invading the state capital in Madison, Wis.: "This is what democracy looks like." Indeed, the much-beloved "democracy" of our tumultuous times entails under-performing, over-paid state bureaucrats showering p... |
bc2f8ef82f369fd00cd39896da71d728 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2011/04/28/holy-scripture-and-the-welfare-state/ | Holy Scripture and the Welfare State | Holy Scripture and the Welfare State
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Many people wonder why Washington seems forever mired in a stalemate about what policies might cure excessive spending, budget deficits and debt. We're told that the root of the problem is "polarized politics," that "extremists" control the debate and preclude so... |
6b39bc92d66708ff6f69c5785328b4fe | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2011/11/27/gop-conservatives-not-romney-are-the-real-flip-floppers/ | GOP Conservatives - Not Romney - Are The Real Flip-Floppers | GOP Conservatives - Not Romney - Are The Real Flip-Floppers
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The only GOP presidential candidate demonstrating steady poll numbers and consistently superior debate performance is Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. National polls show he’s the only GOP rival with a real ... |
b5b8e9b954016f1714264845175d5213 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2011/12/15/why-do-takers-obama-and-gingrich-attack-creators-like-romney/ | Why Do Takers Like Obama and Gingrich Attack Makers Like Romney? | Why Do Takers Like Obama and Gingrich Attack Makers Like Romney?
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Despite decades of economic experience and personal familiarity with the logic of market exchange, many people today still sympathize with the myth that free markets left to their own devices are prone to periodic “failures,” breakdown... |
3a10a4885955223a38db564c087317bb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2012/01/22/mitt-romneys-uphill-battle-against-anti-capitalist-conservatives/ | Mitt Romney's Uphill Battle Against Anti-Capitalist Conservatives | Mitt Romney's Uphill Battle Against Anti-Capitalist Conservatives
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Most people assume GOP conservatives are reflexively pro-capitalist, that they embrace free markets, profit-making, and the pursuit of happiness through worldly success. But this assumption is far from the truth, as... |
4f51866c498f5800350608b1ffc64cc1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardstiennon/2011/05/09/the-new-entrust-is-2011-the-year-of-pki/ | The new Entrust: is 2011 the year of PKI? | The new Entrust: is 2011 the year of PKI?
The digital certificate business has gone through several gyrations. Initial forays by Entrust and RSA into Certificate Authority (CA) software and servers were met by Verisign's (now Symantec) hosted model. Entrust went public in 1998 and then was taken private in 2009 by T... |
0c49b2db1d1409e363023ba2c3aa3221 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardstiennon/2012/07/23/speaking-of-next-gen-firewalls/ | Speaking of Next Gen Firewalls | Speaking of Next Gen Firewalls
As near as I can tell the salient feature of Palo Alto Networks' products that sets them apart is application awareness. Like most modern firewalls PAN has incorporated a slew of features from malware blocking to content URL filtering. In my opinion application awareness is just an extens... |
7b1bb5f7a81743cd0b8cebdafbefb6b2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/05/07/academic-freedom-intellectual-diversity-and-the-charles-koch-foundation/ | Academic Freedom, Intellectual Diversity And The Charles Koch Foundation | Academic Freedom, Intellectual Diversity And The Charles Koch Foundation
President of The Charles Koch Foundation Brian Hooks speaks onstage during the Thurgood Marshall... [+] College Fund 28th Annual Awards Gala at Washington Hilton on November 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for Thurg... |
77920afb1d2753f5211b119c2ea15f2e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/06/04/needed-drastic-reform-elimination-of-accreditation/?sh=3422e41793bd | Needed: Drastic Reform (Elimination?) Of Accreditation | Needed: Drastic Reform (Elimination?) Of Accreditation
Harvard University students observe a moment of silence during a protest against school shootings... [+] and gun violence on the steps of Widener Library on campus in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, April 20, 2018, (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Consumers and funders of goods ... |
f98f7ababf94d413d427e18bde880a9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/10/15/should-schools-be-allowed-to-have-legacy-admissions-a-debate/ | Should Legacy Admissions Be Allowed? A Debate | Should Legacy Admissions Be Allowed? A Debate
Let's have a debate on paper about a contentious topic: the legitimacy of legacy admissions, showing preference for applicants who have relatives who have attended the college or university in question.
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Private universities are just that--private. The right of a... |
3c79f3ec1d5ab3d0295c286a4e1c8380 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/11/15/racial-segregation-on-american-campuses-a-widespread-phenomenon/?sh=584fc6b54455 | Racial Segregation On American Campuses: A Widespread Phenomenon | Racial Segregation On American Campuses: A Widespread Phenomenon
The National Association of Scholars, a group of mostly academics interested in higher education, issues only a few research reports annually, but what they lack in quantity they make up in quality; their studies are extremely carefully done, with well ... |
6e00d51b8a794ea5773ec9a718553f3f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/12/03/its-location-location-and-location/ | It's Location, Location And Location | It's Location, Location And Location
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In evaluating real estate, it is often claimed it's all "location, location, location." The folks at CollegeVine have come up with an interesting list of America's 10 most underrated universities and ... |
a1da84492375ea2e7701eeab81ae3101 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/12/10/are-universities-truly-liberal-or-progressive-rhetoric-and-reality/ | Are Most Universities Truly 'Liberal' Or 'Progressive'? Rhetoric Vs. Reality | Are Most Universities Truly 'Liberal' Or 'Progressive'? Rhetoric Vs. Reality
The Law Quadrangle campus is a group of buildings designed in the English Gothic style and built... [+] between 1924 and 1933. The Lawyer's Club, The Legal Research Building, Hutchins Hall, and John Cook Dormitory are part of the Law School. F... |
c07e46c04d3dfbedbd7b68fa7a283a3f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/05/20/memo-to-george-soros-and-charles-koch-fund-campus-debates/ | Memo To George Soros And Charles Koch: Fund Campus Debates | Memo To George Soros And Charles Koch: Fund Campus Debates
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At the invitation of Matt Denhart, president of the Coolidge Foundation, I spent an extraordinary day recently speaking to students participating in a Coolidge high school and middle... |
ec1c05620a343ccb3b0cd59b9cd13c02 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/07/01/betsy-devos-is-right-about-gainful-employment/ | Betsy DeVos Is Right About Gainful Employment | Betsy DeVos Is Right About Gainful Employment
Last Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced she was killing off gainful employment rules governing for-profit colleges. These Obama Administration era regulations deny federal student financial aid to individuals attending institutions considered not havi... |
08f2e1229cb8e7ede1bbbc0c5563e9c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/07/15/would-you-buy-a-used-car-from-a-college-president/ | Would You Buy A Used Car From A College President? | Would You Buy A Used Car From A College President?
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Once upon a time, college presidents were venerated as sage, benevolent folks who not only wisely and responsibly nurtured the best and brightest amongst our youth but also presided over welfare-enhancing e... |
0d8ba9c7490543b05fdc3566974d95cb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/09/23/the-new-campus-housing-bubble/ | The New Campus Housing Bubble | The New Campus Housing Bubble
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My good friend, banker-scholar Alex Pollack of the R Street Institute, has shared with me some startling new data. High priced, comparatively luxury college student housing has been popular, and in this century lots of apartment complexes have been built wi... |
ce2973a6a65626ed8044ac98423dc53d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2019/10/07/do-universities-rip-off-their-students/?sh=7e5a1bb81a69 | Do University Stores Rip Off Students? | Do University Stores Rip Off Students?
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I had a couple of my economics students, Tom Witschey and Ryan Dufinetz, help me conduct a little study recently. We were interested in whether an Ohio University owned convenience store attached to a large dormitory charged more for sundry goods (toothpaste, Ramen noo... |
0f9c584f170541fd2f1232f97acae608 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2020/01/13/calm-before-the-storm-fiscal-hell-is-coming-to-american-universities/ | Calm Before The Storm: Fiscal Hell Is Coming To American Universities | Calm Before The Storm: Fiscal Hell Is Coming To American Universities
Memorial Union Building, University of Wisconsin campus, Madison (Photo by: Education ... [+] Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty
There is contradictory news out recently on how Americans feel about suppo... |
79858b156cad389b25018628b3320f4c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2021/04/05/will-the-exploitation-of-college-athletes-decline-soon/?sh=35aa48a0551a | Will The Exploitation Of College Athletes Decline Soon? | Will The Exploitation Of College Athletes Decline Soon?
WASHINGTON, DC - Duke Blue Devils center Marques Bolden (20) and guard Tre Jones (3) cover Michigan ... [+] State Spartans guard Cassius Winston (5) during a Division 1 Men's championship - Elite Eight game on March 31, 2019. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Duri... |
dcc80abb4f759211e1ac4f23d2550bab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2021/04/12/being-woke-means-going-broke-for-mills-college/ | Being “Woke” Means Going Broke For Mills College | Being “Woke” Means Going Broke For Mills College
OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 26: Former and current Mills College students rally to protest closure of the ... [+] school in 2023. MediaNews Group via Getty Images
In the late nineteenth century several new colleges and universities were created near where the California Gold R... |
696a5aa503011143c273d1ee13f21a78 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2021/04/19/for-profit-higher-eds-renaissance-the-case-of-coursera/ | For-Profit Higher Ed’s Renaissance: The Case Of Coursera | For-Profit Higher Ed’s Renaissance: The Case Of Coursera
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When I wrote my first book on American higher education in 2004 (Going Broke By Degree: Why College Costs Too Much), I spoke rather enthusiastically about the then-rapidly growing for-profit high... |
57657b4ffd958df7b61d57e28e453d44 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2021/05/03/higher-ed-and-the-biden-agenda-be-prepared-to-become-disappointed/ | Higher Ed And The Biden Agenda: Be Prepared To Become Disappointed | Higher Ed And The Biden Agenda: Be Prepared To Become Disappointed
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Higher education leaders, mired in pessimism predating the pandemic, are probably beginning to burst from newfound optimism. The pandemic is receding, and a collegiate savi... |
60670f1f8371cc074023ae0d6d06af70 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardwindsoreurope/2018/09/04/meituan-dianping-finally-a-chinese-tech-ipo-with-some-value/ | Meituan-Dianping: Finally, A Chinese Tech IPO With Some Value. | Meituan-Dianping: Finally, A Chinese Tech IPO With Some Value.
Menu icons are displayed on the Meituan application on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged... [+] photograph taken in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, March 23, 2018. Meituan Dianping, the Chinese food reviews and delivery giant backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd.,... |
09f6a098a74930bb7744c19194ec01b9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardwindsoreurope/2018/09/06/virtual-reality-steep-decline-is-more-than-a-hiccup/ | Virtual Reality: Steep Decline Is More Than A Hiccup | Virtual Reality: Steep Decline Is More Than A Hiccup
The Oculus VR Inc. Go wireless virtual reality (VR) headset is arranged for a photograph during the... [+] Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Oculus VR Inc. showed off the new wireless headset, which is ... |
a92196c49d2e00999f3f5bac1a3a5c55 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richblake1/2020/09/25/age-of-robo-pizza-lukewarm-on-arrival-heats-up/?sh=7fda55094a61 | Age Of Robo-Pizza, Lukewarm On Arrival, Heats Up | Age Of Robo-Pizza, Lukewarm On Arrival, Heats Up
The debate over New York-style pizza versus Chicago has raged for decades. But the one about pizza made by robots has only just begun.
Likened in form and function to a 3D printer, the xPizza One is an automated pizza making machine. xRobotics
In the wake of failed robo... |
6fb382cc535abdb8e8990ea7f94dbe7d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richblake1/2021/04/01/power-grab-warehouse-robots-take-materials-handling-to-next-level/?sh=371d7be26d40 | Power Grab: Warehouse Robots Take Materials Handling To Next Level | Power Grab: Warehouse Robots Take Materials Handling To Next Level
No longer content to release videos of humanoid robots doing backflips, Boston Dynamics this week unveiled something logistically incredible: a prototype of its new box-moving machine.
Retailer A.S. Watson implemented a fleet of IAM Robotics' Swift robo... |
72396572ebce10e3ee4d64c427a1dcbc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richdanker/2011/02/14/reagans-monetary-history/?sh=1989b4432b4d | Reagan's Monetary History | Reagan's Monetary History
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Shortly after the centennial of Ronald Reagan’s birth last week, Robert Samuelson wrote in the Washington Post that Reagan’s “singular domestic achievement and wellspring of his popularity” was defeating double-digit inflation. Samuelson is right to remind us of the turnaro... |
99c09acf6735823d2ca86f402d14b745 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2011/05/12/slow-growth-will-destroy-america/ | Slow Growth Will Destroy America | Slow Growth Will Destroy America
From 1946 to 2000, America’s GDP annual growth rate averaged 3.5% and the country prospered. This growth occurred despite nine recessions – yes, nine – over the period. Since a recession is a pause or contraction in growth, the American economy actually grew by 4% or more in non-recessi... |
9020ab8ec9929e5f630be332b3e80556 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/05/21/7-reasons-why-facebook-ipo-was-a-bust/ | 7 Reasons Why Facebook IPO Was A Bust | 7 Reasons Why Facebook IPO Was A Bust
1. Too late. Facebook's shares have been dead in the water for the last 12 months. Private investors had already bid up Facebook to a $100 billion value a year ago.
2. Mark Zuckerberg’s disdain for investors. He never wanted to be a public company. This became all too obvious durin... |
1e53af9ebd81456e391726d8642f364f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/09/16/does-the-bradley-effect-overrate-obama-in-the-polls/ | Does the Bradley Effect Overrate Obama in the Polls? | Does the Bradley Effect Overrate Obama in the Polls?
Despite an awful previous week for President Obama that included a “day the roof fell in” the president is up 3.1 points in the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls with 51 days to go.
Polls fool, of course, but the Real Clear Politics methodology is very good... |
275dd244e93af8bda0cc33915c380182 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2012/12/05/bad-news-bear-grantham-the-grim/ | Bad News Bear Grantham the Grim | Bad News Bear Grantham the Grim
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JEREMY GRANTHAM is famous for looking into the dark corners of investment. He sees things we'd rather not discuss. His pessimism has served him well. Investors hire Grantham to spot irrational exuberance and bet against it.... |
2c84de7a02bb2201999f72dd6394cd98 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2013/11/13/team-management-think-small-and-agile/ | Team Management: Think Small And Agile | Team Management: Think Small And Agile
Hamid Karzai with U.S. Special Forces. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
"In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Obama's top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council, and... |
08c7e5fd4947019755613b3dc30cb6b5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/11/05/amazon-and-ibm-whoops/ | Amazon and IBM: Whoops! | Amazon and IBM: Whoops!
"KNOW WHEN to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em." Thus sang Kenny Rogers in his 1978 hit, "The Gambler." (If the song seems fresh, it's because you can't escape the Geico television ad that has Rogers lampooning his tune.)
Lesson of the song: Circumstances change. Good luck is bad luck when the lo... |
5fa484678518500dac0477c86447117a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2014/12/10/do-jerks-always-win/ | Do Jerks Always Win? | Do Jerks Always Win?
STEVE JOBS WAS a jerk. No one disputes these facts: He cheated his friend and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak over a fee from Atari; he denied fathering his daughter Lisa for years and implied that her mother was loose; he parked his Mercedes in the handicapped slot at Apple; he tried to "fix" the Si... |
425141c44ff5353d2503fd1fc7a3cc1c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2015/09/29/riches-from-the-disruptive-dozen/ | Riches From The Disruptive Dozen | Riches From The Disruptive Dozen
FUN FACTS about The Forbes 400: Donald Trump's wealth is trumped by 120 billionaires, most of whom (unlike Trump) started their companies from scratch. The growth of Trump's wealth since 1985, his maiden solo year on The 400, has lagged the growth of the S&P 500. Trump may be a promotio... |
887d6fa74b7267da9b6efeb0e81df590 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2016/05/11/reboot-your-heart-and-mind/ | Reboot Your Heart And Mind | Reboot Your Heart And Mind
Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce, is a leading figure in Silicon Valley. With his pirate's beard and football tackle's body, Benioff looks intimidating. You expect him to be the kind of guy who barks out orders and fires laggards on a whim.
That's why Benioff's onstage inter view a... |
1e086a6a31aa56d8500ca16b6e522465 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2016/06/01/long-boom-in-cheap-energy/ | What Trump, Clinton and Pundits Miss: Long U.S. Boom In Cheap Energy | What Trump, Clinton and Pundits Miss: Long U.S. Boom In Cheap Energy
THE COSTS OF digital processing, storage and bandwidth drop about 33% per year. That's why you can buy a 50" flat-screen HDTV for $300 (I paid $3,000 for one in 2008, and it still works great), a laptop for $200 and several brands of smartphones for $... |
985f703ba3ed29a11a1d165b19766f18 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/04/25/living-days-stolen--a-smarter-way-to-measure-covid-19-deaths/ | “Living Days Stolen” ... A Smarter Way To Measure COVID-19 Deaths | “Living Days Stolen” ... A Smarter Way To Measure COVID-19 Deaths
DOES ANYONE know the median age of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.?
I have no idea. But for the sake of argument, let's say it is 72. You might say it is 68, or you might say it is 76. You don’t know, exactly, and I don’t either. Someone should ask Drs. ... |
8c9e1453afc48d67bdccbfc9a6fe5aa1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/07/09/the-business-trends-that-will-emerge-out-of-covid-19/?sh=3ef16fa33cf8 | The Business Trends That Will Emerge Out Of COVID-19 | The Business Trends That Will Emerge Out Of COVID-19
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Here at the midpoint of 2020—a modern-day annus horribilis—there is much we don’t know. Is Covid-19 on its way out or surging? Will it make a deadly return in 2021 like round two of the Spanish flu? Will the global experiment in modern monet... |
4d62fb36ed8918b5f15496441b58a4d1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richkarlgaard/2020/12/10/how-mohit-arons-indian-hometown-inspired-his-unicorn-company/ | How Mohit Aron's Indian Hometown Inspired His Unicorn Company | How Mohit Aron's Indian Hometown Inspired His Unicorn Company
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Physical place is often a powerful influence on entrepreneurs. One thinks of Steve Jobs growing up in the suburbs south of San Francisco. The unique mashup of cultural rebels and computer geeks inspired Jobs to locate Apple a... |
9ee0f872817f634c4d67563e6c3a78ee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richlyons/2017/07/10/feedback-you-need-to-lead-it/?sh=aa1579d4a353 | Feedback: You Need To Lead It | Feedback: You Need To Lead It
Practice is everything, right? Well, actually it’s nothing if you’re practicing the same wrong moves over and over again.
Feedback is a crucial element for success, and that is the crux of an enlightening new book called Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and... |
da0009ce7e3d342e88b5644f1f773563 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richwinley/2016/08/13/lessons-learned-how-to-go-from-intrapreneur-to-entrepreneur/ | Lessons Learned: How To Go From Intrapreneur To Entrepreneur | Lessons Learned: How To Go From Intrapreneur To Entrepreneur
Since I started writing this blog, I've had inquiries from more and more people who want to be entrepreneurs. Most of the time their first question is how do I get started?
Then a lot of the times I hear, “I'm tired of working for someone I need my own thing”... |
59b6e1e785a71c1f11e401cc3483d34d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richwinley/2017/03/21/sxsw-lessons/ | SXSW: Lessons Learned, Networking and Interviews | SXSW: Lessons Learned, Networking and Interviews
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 11: Seth Rogen and Garth Ennis speak on a panel at AMC's PREACHER at SXSW Panel... [+] Discussion and Red Carpet with Seth Rogen, Sam Catlin and Garth Ennis on March 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for AMC)
SXSW just w... |
10b2917d09ac78903796ad1a3b22b014 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/richwinley/2018/05/04/how-omni-raised-25mm-led-by-cryptocurrency-founders-from-ripple/ | How Omni Raised $25mm Led By Cryptocurrency Founders From Ripple | How Omni Raised $25mm Led By Cryptocurrency Founders From Ripple
Becoming an entrepreneur in the past translated to “Oh, you don’t have a job?” but for the past 20 years, start-ups have been getting acquired for large amounts of money, and now everybody wants to be an entrepreneur. I’ve been hearing the terms scale, MV... |
cc98c3eec2abcc039e06d72738dc1f89 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2010/09/23/5-lies-about-index-funds/ | 5 Lies About Index Funds | 5 Lies About Index Funds
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Financial incentives encourage advisors to talk trash about indexing.
The truth about index investing must be told over and over again because lies are constantly being told around it. Many of those telling lies are financial advisors whose income depends on their client's u... |
d23e00e00389c90baae6f279dbd020ad | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2011/03/16/passive-investing-beats-the-markets/ | Passive Investing Beats the Markets | Passive Investing Beats the Markets
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Time and again, individual investors discover (all too late) that trying to predict the next winning stock, the next hot mutual fund, or market’s next turn is a loser’s game.
Historic return data shows that 2 out of 3 actively managed mutual funds underperform the... |
802b6bb69cad12d7b32fcc60dd5c7bf4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2011/06/09/greed-is-good-fear-is-better/ | Greed is Good; Fear is Better | Greed is Good; Fear is Better
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Many individual investors are throwing in the towel on the U.S. stock market. They’re packing their bags and going home. This departure from stocks is not a short-term hiatus, mind you. Large numbers are vowing to stay away from stocks for the rest of their liv... |
62ce7fbfa0024ec3a2e19862fd1e2391 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2011/09/08/etf-industry-says-old-and-dumb-buy-mutual-funds/ | ETF Industry Says Old and Dumb Buy Mutual Funds | ETF Industry Says Old and Dumb Buy Mutual Funds
The marketing of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may have hit a new low. Some in the industry are now claiming that people who buy traditional mutual funds are older, less affluent, and less educated than investors who buy ETFs.
InvestmentNews compiled several reports from C... |
f980bfff97a4d165695af8ed9164183e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2012/07/26/anything-but-market-timing/ | Anything But Market Timing | Anything But Market Timing
There are many definitions of market timing. Some are broad and some are narrow. Mine is broad. I believe market timing occurs when an investment decision is made based on a market prediction. That pretty much covers it all.
The phrase market timing tends to have a negative connotation, so th... |
000e1bdec1106ed7932aee7743108a0b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2012/12/20/any-monkey-can-beat-the-market/?sh=7755304c630a | Any Monkey Can Beat The Market | Any Monkey Can Beat The Market
Give a monkey enough darts and they’ll beat the market. So says a draft article by Research Affiliates highlighting the simulated results of 100 monkeys throwing darts at the stock pages in a newspaper. The average monkey outperformed the index by an average of 1.7 percent per year since ... |
71bfb893327dd6a131452d23a15014fd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2014/04/03/does-asset-location-make-sense-for-me/ | Does Asset Location Make Sense? | Does Asset Location Make Sense?
I’m often asked what I think about asset location strategies. This is a tax management technique where an investor places the most tax-efficient investments in the least tax-efficient account type and vice versa to reduce near-term taxes. There are advantages and disadvantages to this st... |
ad9bf1a50e8b3a3e6e1b725f91549d58 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2014/06/12/the-problem-with-market-timing/ | The Problem With Market Timing | The Problem With Market Timing
Successful market timing requires two correct decisions: when to get out and when to get back in. Guessing right once is a 50/50 proposition. Guessing right twice drops the odds to only 25 percent. One wrong guess and you shoot yourself in one foot; two wrong guesses and you shoot yoursel... |
a98b73863b84b96544e7fc0c4d629f8d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2020/03/10/tis-the-season-to-be-tax-loss-harvesting/ | Coronavirus Sell-Off Presents Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunity | Coronavirus Sell-Off Presents Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunity
Tax-loss harvesting and security swapping makes lemonade out of a lemon investment. The concept is simple. Sell a security in your taxable account that’s at a loss to take a tax benefit this year, and simultaneously buy a similar security to replace the one ... |
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