At our company we’re in the middle of changing our payroll providers. We did the logical thing and had the new provider start with the new year; however, pesky things like issuing 1099’s ...

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Growing up I played chess.   I was never any good, but I was the “proud” member of the high school chess team.   As an homage to my geeky past I recently picked up a biography of t...

For the last five years or so the Federal reserve has been working hard to keep interest rates low (by printing money and calling it “stimulus”).  Last week, they announced they would

A few weeks ago I wrote an article exploring the new rent backed bonds Blackstone has b...

Bitcoins are on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days; probably because they quadrupled in price in the month of November. Although they’ve been around for years, this ...

Did you know that gambling drives investment theory? It’s a not often talked about fact that many of the recent 

76 years ago Napolean Hill wrote the book “Think and Grow Rich,” one of the best selling self-help books of all time.  He argues that to reac...

It’s that time of the quarter again at my company where we’re preparing for our next investment round.  Once again, I have to endure the self-flagellation that is the “Kenny salesman.”  I’m dece...

I buy real estate. I actually buy quite a bit of real estate. Should you? Probably not. I’m not telling you to rent for the rest of your life; owning your home has its advan...

The world around us is chaotic and destructive. This is a good thing. Today’s post is a follow up from last week – if you haven’t read that article, 

Last week I finished the book “Antifragility: things that gain from disorder” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (NNT).  I came to a conclusion: NNT is an egotistical ...