Author Archives: Stan
Asleep on the bridge
As a group, Americans are not known for planning ahead. We have had a negative savings rate in this country for many years, until the Great Recession demanded we rethink our profligate ways. We’re borrowing against our futures as a … Continue reading
The “winning attitude”
“You’ve got to see yourself achieving your goal,” said the Guru of Success, as he squinted towards the crowd, his right index finger pointing to his eye for emphasis. “You can’t allow any thought of failure to enter your mind. … Continue reading
Corporate divorce court
This kind of phone call doesn’t come often, but when it does, it makes me sad. “Mr. Sewitch, you were referred to us by Sam Bahe. He felt you might be willing to assist in a difficult matter,” the attorney … Continue reading
From cowrie shells to debit cards
Somewhere between 9,000 and 6,000 years ago, humans began domesticating cattle and cultivating crops, representing the birth of agriculture and by most scholars’ accounts, the beginning of the concept of money. That concept is essentially that we all agree to … Continue reading