The FiscalDoctor Is In - Best Practices for Long Term Business Health: Recent Comments

Comment on "Assessing risk in a small business" Newsday

2010-03-12T13:29:20Z

Great site. I like the way you explain everything without using complicated terms.

Comment on Your Top Customers Hold Key to Your Company’s Profitability: How Well Do You Know Them

2010-01-20T14:54:28Z

That was inspiring,
Some great advice to increase profitability,
Thanks for bringing this up

Comment on The Debt Rating Agency Business After 2006: Who Wins? – His Insightful Follow-On Article Compliments Of Ed Grebeck

2009-12-16T13:23:01Z

Ed is sharing an interview with me for the site, which should be up before yearend.

Comment on The Debt Rating Agency Business After 2006: Who Wins? – His Insightful Follow-On Article Compliments Of Ed Grebeck

2009-12-16T06:05:03Z

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Comment on Risk to your business and strategic planning if your local or regional bank fails?

2009-10-09T15:55:16Z

Thanks for your thoughts.

Comment on Risk to your business and strategic planning if your local or regional bank fails?

2009-10-09T14:41:28Z

I've been following the bank failures for months. 40, 70, 90... yes, it may reach 300 or more. I hadn't realized the number went that high in 1990. I think this time around will be worse than 1990. I remember 1990 and this is no 1990. (so to speak) In 1990 the world of (mini)computers was still dynamic and the United States pretty much owned it. We were still living the Massachusetts Miracle. At this point we have exported most of our lower level jobs, and the powers that be are fighting the creation of new manufacturing jobs in this country by exporting new industries like solar to China. China is pleased to oblige. I wonder if people can hear that "giant sucking sound" NOW?

The US needs one or more industries that will produce real wealth. Having been in both technology and financial services, the difference is that one contributes to the real wealth of the world while the other skims off the top.

As a country we need more students committed to a scientific education, more basic R&D, a single payer healthcare system so we're on an even playing field with the rest of the developed world, and some good old time religion ... I meant to say "financial system regulation," of course. We need a rich working environment where skilled and unskilled workers, young and old, can find gainful employment in order to keep the country in a leadership position. We need a NEW new thing. We are on the road to becoming a sad, third world country where our biggest export will be foodstuffs grown and harvested by giant agricultural corporations.

Putting all that aside for the moment, I used to have the impression that one or two very large banks were a good thing for every country in that they could reinforce the prestige of that country's government. Bank of China, as an example. The US is no longer in that position. The Mellons and the Carnegies of the past are long gone. The people at the top of the major US financial institutions are part of the problem, not part of the solution. Unfortunately, thoroughly enforced regulations seem to be the only hope. I'd like to see more small banks thriving, but don't have a sense of whether that's possible.

Comment on The Debt Rating Agency Business After 2006: Who Wins? – His Insightful Follow-On Article Compliments Of Ed Grebeck

2009-10-03T13:06:28Z

Ed is very passionate about the topic and the issues that are still at risk for you and me as business people and purchasers of those securities.

Comment on The Debt Rating Agency Business After 2006: Who Wins? – His Insightful Follow-On Article Compliments Of Ed Grebeck

2009-10-03T10:15:53Z

That's great, I never thought about Follow-On Article Compliments Of Ed Grebeck like that before.

Comment on Excellent Renewable Energy Overview, Update and Data Resource

2009-03-25T11:52:17Z

I have thought about these issues before I started the blog. Good point in that I should comment on them going forward more often.

Comment on Excellent Renewable Energy Overview, Update and Data Resource

2009-03-25T11:19:20Z

Good post, but have you thought about Excellent Renewable Energy Overview, Update and Data Resource before?