Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Most of you have seen this already, I am pinging back of Valuewalk. Highlights: Painful shorts with a big position in Tesla (TSLA) : “Our shorts generated losses but added alpha, and gold gave us a small profit in macro. Apple (AAPL), Chemours (CC) and gold were the biggest winners; the …
Those that never watched “Suits” may wish to pause this one. Harvey Specter is a lawyer in the Suits series obsessed with winning. He’s not even a hard-ass but he is pretty good. How good do you think he is ? Please go though the survey below and answer it …
There is talk about Trump’s infrastructure investment plan but the details are sketchy. When we talk about infrastructure we need to see investment in our airports. The estimates show 86% of the world airports are owned and operated exclusively by a government. While having a small 14% share of global …
This is an e-mail I received: “Hi Max, My name is Tom. I am an Executive Director of Information Technology at a known brand company, have been in this position for about three years. I am asking for your opinion on a touchy work issue that has me upset. I …
Place: Star Island, South Beach, Miami Time: Wild, wild mid. 20’s Occasion: Fundraiser Price: the right price Estimated Crowd: 70 + So I walked into this foyer with a marble flooring starring down the Biscayne Bay aquamarine waters. Task Number 1: Get a drink. Eat good food with minimum caloric intake. …
I briefly touched on relationships before, but I never articulated the importance of going “redpill” for men that are dating or that are in any kind of an amorous relationship. This week The NY Post had an article “Why I won’t date hot women anymore“. by Christian Gollayan. In this article, …
I was thinking what would make a good logo for my blog. In the animal kingdom, an obvious choice would be the bull, but the bull is everywhere and its image has been sullied by a “fearless girl”. Would a lionheart or a lion do ? What about a saber-toothed …
There is a new book coming out “The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite” written by Duff McDonald to be published by Harper Business on April 25, 2017. “To the author, who spent two and one-half years reporting and …
A few years back I was on the 9th Green at Pebble Beach Golf Course (link) playing a heavy hitter. When he introduced himself I found out he was a major company CEO. I recall specific moments of that conversation because the guy spoke of what it takes to be a …
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 …
