On this ultimate day of 2012, and in preparation for 2013, take some time to listen to this beautiful Dougie MacLean rendition of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ famous poem, Auld... read more →
I have uncovered a liminal framework—a way of looking at our current Fiscal/Debt dilemma—that could help us frame a seemingly insoluble dilemma of how to reduce national debt while continuing... read more →
It is one thing to study war and another thing to live the warrior’s life. —Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.E., as quoted in The War of... read more →
Prepare a comprehensive forecast of your profits, cash flow, and capital requirements to anticipate financial needs and plan strategies to accomplish your annual objectives. Re-engineer your cost and margin structure... read more →
Did acedia get me last week? Some of you may wonder: “Did Jon get so bored by acedia that he wrote about why I need a Client Happiness Specialist? Or... read more →
What is a BMD? My wife and have always been big on ceremony, on ways of marking significant events in our lives. Birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations, certainly. Add to that... read more →
Last week, I began our tour through the liminal dimension of business ethics as incarnated by John Bogle and the Vanguard Group mutual fund company. We often feel it is other people... read more →
Colorado financial planners, take advantage of a way to serve your clients! If you have any type of financial advisory practice, use this event to build your client relationships. If... read more →
The Benefits of Real Christianity are Enormous: Imperishable Heavenly Bodies That Will Never Die “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living... read more →
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do... read more →