Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

WEEKLY COMMENTARY January 26, 2021

Should One Consider Moving To Lower Risk Funds Contemplating An Impending Correction Or Reversion To The Mean?  I had some great feedback from my talk on BrightTalk on January 20, 2021 on the subject of income investing with the title: Developing an … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY January 19, 2021

Developing an Income-Producing Strategy for 2021 and Beyond I will be giving a presentation for BrightTalk on January 20, 2021 on the subject of income investing with the title: Developing an Income-Producing Strategy for 2021 and Beyond. You can watch … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY January 12, 2021

Northwest Quadrant Opportunity Fund, LLC We have begun raising capital for our fund-of-funds investment, Northwest Quadrant Opportunity Fund, LLC. The fund engineers and constructs an investment vehicle consisting of Alternative Asset investments. The fund’s objective is to build a diversified portfolio of strong, … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY January 5, 2021

Financial Planning Services Now Being Offered to More Investors We have been offering comprehensive financial planning services since 1982 to select investors. Beginning in 2021, we have decided to offer our financial planning services to more investors and to expand … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY December 29, 2020

It’s Not Different This Time – End-of-Year 2020 Thoughts As I am writing this year-end commentary, I am reflecting on the year 2020 that is passing and the new year of 2021 on the horizon. I am seeing, like everyone … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY December 22, 2020

Convertible Securities Last week, we announced that we have resumed coverage of convertible securities. The following is a brief discussion of convertible bonds. Characteristics Convertible securities include financial instruments such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants. Convertible securities … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY December 15, 2020

New Coverage of Convertible Securities In the very near future, we will begin coverage of individual convertible securities and convertible securities funds. Convertible securities include financial instruments such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants. Convertible securities can be … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY December 8, 2020

NABE Outlook Survey – December 2020 SUMMARY: “The NABE [National Association for Business Economics] Outlook panel anticipates more moderate growth in economic activity going forward after the sharp rebound during the third quarter,” said NABE President Manuel Balmaseda, CBE, chief … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY December 1, 2020

The Power of Low and Non-Correlated Assets I showed a YouTube interview with Ray Dalio to my MBA Finance class today. Ray Dalio is the founder and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge fund managers … Continue reading

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY November 24, 2020

Fourth Quarter 2020 Survey of Professional Forecasters [Release Date: November 16, 2020] The outlook for real GDP growth in the next few quarters looks weaker now than it did three months ago, according to 37 forecasters surveyed by the Federal … Continue reading

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