Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
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An easy primer for you finance literati was written here @Tech Crunch , and that includes answering the MOST asked question about them: how much do Spacs sponsors make ? “The rough rule of thumb is 2% of the SPAC value, plus $2 million.” and the 2nd most asked question, …
Some readers want me to write more material on Wall Street and investment news, while others want to see more manliness stuff. The undertones of this blog may be Wall Street and my roots are in Wall Street, but please remember this is a lifestyle and decision-making blog for men. …
Aug. 13th, 2020 Bloomberg article The Age of the Everything Banker Is Here: Get Ready for Odd Jobs brings up to the forefront the reality of the IB profession changing landscape. Three months ago I boldly said that up to a third of IB jobs will be lost. People got …
The world we live in is fundamentally unjust and oppressive. (unless you’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth). If you are, Congrats. For nothing. If you’re not, continue reading. On this blog I tell the hard truths of life, relationships and leadership. I do the job the mainstream …
In a July 27, 2020 article the WSJ spotlighted the coronavirus effect on the film industry. Case in point: The Pinewood Atlanta Studios where “Avengers: Endgame” was shot. “The regime of testing for the several hundred producers, set designers, painters and carpenters will cost more than $1.5 MM a month …
I’ve never seen that many businesses taking capital via SPACs as lately. This week, RedBall Acquisition, a SPAC focused on buying a professional sports franchise, filled for a $500 million IPO. It’s sponsored by private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, and co-chaired by former Oakland A’s executive Billy Beard. “In… …
It seems that every imaginable [good] food has been repackaged into a supplement these days. We’re going to list a few today. Beets shot. It used to be beet juice, now it’s red beets shot. Red Ace Organics of Boulder, Co. makes a red beets 2. fl. oz. “performance enhancer”, …
I had a conversation recetly with a business owner (some $ 2 Million turnover) in a similar situation as the Twisted Root Burger featured on the Wall Street Journal July 11th: business reduced by 50% with little certainty over what’s coming up in the next 18 months or so. In …
Wed. July ist, 2020 the WSJ had an article Managing Anger in Angry Times (Elizabeth Bernstein) and we’ll discuss that today. “Dana Humprey uses a technique she call, the “hand scream”. She covers her mouth with both hands, leans forward and then silently screams, while shaking her hips back and …
As you may already know, social media is a cesspool of garbage. Ocassionally, you find some common sense quotes from contemporary and ancient authors such as these listed below. Enjoy ! What is it that escapes the observation of poets?What is that act which women are incapable of doing?What is …
