Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
On March 23, 2017 a Bloomberg Business Week feature brought to the spotlight the issue of confidential informants (C.Is.) in financial crimes, the handling of CIs by law enforcement personnel and in this case, agents being duped by an [alleged] criminal who “went rogue” and wiretapped his case agents in… …
Mental toughness is described in Wikipedia as “having the natural or developed psychological edge that enables you to: generally, cope better than your opponents with the many demands (competition, training, lifestyle) that sport places on a performer; specifically, be more consistent and better than your opponents in remaining determined, focused,… …
If “Not everyone is cut to be a CEO” isn’t a truism then I don’t know what is. Last week at the Monty Technology Summit I got inspired by the “Around The World in 45 Minutes” fireside chat with General David Petraeus which was hosted by Michael Milken. The idea …
On March 14th, 2016 on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC it was said that President Trump was able to write off $103 MM of the reported $153 MM that he made in 2005. The “leaked” two page 1040 Form at DCreports lacks the accompanying schedules (such as Schedule D) …
Folks ask me for recommended reading on “How to win at life”. This month recommendation is “The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street” by Ken Marlin, Founder of Marlin Associates. Marlin shows us 11 Marine Corps principles in ways that apply to business, illustrating each principle with examples …
Have you ever seen a blind man walking with a stick flawlessly ? I saw one today, very much like this one in this video. Not all legally blind walk this way, but the ones that do are are a sight [no pun indented] to behold. Where does their steadiness, …
Some time ago…the boss called John into his office. John saw three security guards posted at the door. Something was up. Boss: John, good to see you ! Firing on all cylinders today ? How’s Rachel [John’s wife] doing ? John: She’s good. Boss: The reason we’re here today is …
Last night on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel they featured a man by the name of Ashrita Furman. Ashrita is a remarkable individual who since 1979 has set 628 world records, of which 205 are still standing. He is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Happiness is progress …
I assume that most, if not all of the people working in finance are familiar with the Herbalife saga and Bill Ackman’s ill-suited short of the company. Now four years in the making, the protracted battle Pershing Square – Herbalife (HLF) is detailed nicely in the most recent New Yorker …
Since I write a blog focused on decrypting power moves and attaining top career goals, I will focus today on the Man of the Hour, Trump. People that are not business owners or that have not been responsible for their own revenue line have a poor understanding of what a …
