Joe Nocera's column in today's New York Times refers to a plan put forward by Daniel Alpert of Westwood Capital to save the homeowner. It's the best plan I've read about because it doesn't require taxpayers to bail out homeowners,...

Business Week calls it the The New Age of Frugality, something most of us knew was coming, or should have. We've all operated too long enraptured by the notion that "it's all coming up roses" even while the slow creep...

Finally, a mainstream magazine reminds us of the "Other Economy" that's out there. It's not constructed of toxic mortgages, clogged credit arteries or financial malfeasance. It's middle market companies doing what they do best – staying focused on what's important...

Gretchen Morgenson from the NY Times writes in Sunday's paper about AIG in "Behind Biggest Insurer's Crisis, A Blind Eye to a Web of Risk". There are a lot of lessons here, mostly reminders of lessons you'd think were already...

Before we applaud the federal government's intention to intervene in the mortgage markets - I don't mean the bailout plan but the reported idea of allowing judges to intervene between borrower's and their mortgage lenders – read the Success Seen...

If you'd like a little more insight into the staggering growth of the credit default swaps market and how this virus has infected so much of our financial system, you can read Out of the Shadows and Into the Harsh...

Recently, an erudite friend of mine referred me to the provocative article by Nicholas Carr in the Atlantic Monthly, Is Google Making Us Stupid?Since both of us are avid readers, it was probative of our ability to continue to read...

The word "greed" has been tossed around this week like an ingot of hot ore. As I suggested in a recent post, the term can be applied equally to members of Wall Street and Main Street.  There's plenty to go...

Many of you have written or called for an explanation of a short sale. Like most financial and trading concepts, there are simple explanations but the application of the concept is most often used in much more sophisticated and complex...

In my 35+ years, I have not seen a more dramatic day on Wall Street and the financial markets. Fundamental restructuring of the nation's leading investment banks leaves only two standing - Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. The nation's largest...

Earlier this year, in cooperation with the North Bay Business Journal, I organized The Leadership Forum as a platform within which we could address critical business issues where "Leadership Makes a Difference." Our fabulous team of sponsors made it a...

For aficionados of David Allen's GTD system for improved life productivity, an interesting article appeared in this issue of Fortune magazine, on newstands now. You can read the article here. A columnist interviewed Stephen Covey and David Allen looking for...

I will be moderating and participating on a panel presented by the Northy Bay Business Journal entitled: "Cash is (still) King: Practical Strategies for Turbulent Times". You can read more about it here.

A colleague passed along this article today, highlighting the collection problem in Corporate America, which is the worst since the 2001 recession. Maybe you need to hire this guy!

A recent NY Times article highlighted the extraordinary growth of U.S. exports - almost 20% higher than last year. It may not hold but the combination of a weak dollar and still-strong world economy has helped boost our exports, more...