Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital Management [net worth $2.2 Bn] is a guy who regularly sends out his investment briefs and is well regarded in the investment world, almost every fund manager reads him. If you wanted to read his latest, click here. But that’s not why we’re here. We’re …
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You’ve probably already read Treasury Dept. yesterday’s Press Release (full text). “Treasury and the Small Business Administration expect to have this program up and running by April 3rd so that businesses can go to a participating SBA 7(a) lender, bank, or credit union, apply for a loan, and be approved …
You might have heard of genetic (DNA) consumer testing and popular online merchants that offer it: Ancestry.com, 23andMe.com and others. A DNA report might offer some surprises folks never expected lost ancestry links. After reading this Wall Street Journal report from two weekends ago, I decided to get myself “tested”. …
We got the news today that Twitter, the loserclass app for the trolliratti is the target of shareholder shakeup from Elliott Management. “Since Dorsey returned as CEO in July 2015, the company’s shares have fallen 6.2%, while Facebook’s have gained more than 121% during that time. Bloomberg “Elliott has a …
Last week The NY Times had an Oped about Near-Death Experiences: N.D.E.s, Are ‘Near-Death Experiences’ Real ? by John Martin Fischer (Feb 13th, 2020). “For instance, the religious figures may be different — a Christian would see Christian figures, a Buddhist would see Buddhist figures, Hindu gods and goddesses would …
The Show is going on Feb 13th through Feb. 17th, 2020. I invite you watch this video of a seat trail of the Cigarette Speedboat AMG Tirranna.
Talking about a high bar: From MIT Technology Review: “A proposed new social network is hoping to entice millions of people to pay to get close to superstars of technology, business, and academia, according to a pitch deck (pdf) sent to MIT Technology Review. The nascent site, called Column, already has major connections, …
My girlfriend sent me this link about Jennifer Lopez‘ workout and preparation for the movie Hustlers (2019). The workout is impressive to say the least…and most guys (not girls) aren’t at that level. I don’t want to shame you [all] and list any names. You gotta to do better. In …
When I read Bloomberg’s piece on billionaire Steven Schonfeld something caught my eye: He told them their mistake was to scold their partners for making bad plays. “I don’t second guess,” he recalled telling them. “They can make the worst play and I say, ‘I would have done the same …
