January 28, 2010
Senate Confirms Bernanke for Second Term as Fed Chief | www.foxnews.com
I cannot think of anything that would have deterred the Senate from confirming Mr. Bernanke.Fortunately for everyone interested in financial stability, residing on this spinning rock called Earth, we have not gone off our axis.
Cascade Bancorp (CACB) Risk v Reward Cascades Towards Risk
December 28, 2009
Cascade Bancorp (CACB) said it planned to withdraw a stock offering | online.wsj.com
With the pending recovery leaning on the growth of various industries including Community Banking; one such bank [Cascade Bancorp (CACB)] has not provided investors positive reasons to assume the risk of accumulating its holding company's shares.
2nd Generation Family Business Continuity Challenged
December 26, 2009
Small-business owners pass on entreprenurial spirit to family | www.usatoday.com
Past experience has proved if you had a family member who started a business, you are more likely to become an entrepreneur than someone who didn't.I suspect this tenet will be challenged going forward.
The UK's retail banking industry, a great opportunity to follow Banco Santander
November 28, 2009
Santander launches 'fee-free' bank account | www.guardian.co.uk
The US retail customers and government has had enough of excessive banking fees, and similarly the UK's retail banking industry, a great opportunity to follow Banco Santander's lead.
Financial Armageddon off the table; now what?
November 19, 2009
Goldman Sachs launches $500M small-business venture | www.njbiz.com
Since we all seem to agree that financial Armageddon is off the table, and multiple iterations of TRILLIONS of dollars of current US taxpayer capital & debt has flooded the economy, we all seem to also agree the future impact of this indebtedness is unknown.We also seem to agree that US small business can take us forward and create more opportunity and jobs.
October 7, 2009
Climate Change: How to Invest for the Possibility | seekingalpha.com
The social awareness of climate change presents an opportunity to capitalize on firms providing net benefits to the global carbon footprint.
JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending
September 26, 2009
How to Stop a Credit Card Payment Increase | www.mainstreet.com
During the last major financial meltdown or depression, JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending by laying down the gauntlet to his peers, single handedly stimulated the economy. He knew that the severe times dictated new and severe lending techniques. I believe there is going to be an even LARGER backlash to Chase and American Express and other credit card lending institutions, that continue in the business of credit card lending, and continue alienating the high FICO borrowers.
More Fantasy Business, Really!
September 18, 2009
Fantasy Football Open Championship Awards First-Ever Million Dollar Grand Prize | www.reuters.com
Last year the first-ever million dollar prize for a Fantasy Football league was awarded, indicating that this fantasy business is becoming big business. Since 1998 our firm's FMPartnersOnLine holdings have engaged in providing sports content via Internet affiliates. Sign-ups for the 2009 fantasy football season began on Jan. 12 - and are still being started since the beginning of the NFL season.
September 17, 2009
Lending in Europe continues to shrink | www.ft.com
Banks across Europe have insisted in recent months any decline in lending is due to a falloff in demand, not supply. Supply is not useful if the line or rate does not make any sense.
September 11, 2009
Banking On Fantasy | www.forbes.com
Several top Institutional Investors have equity invested (albeit a extremely low percentage of capital invested), along side longtime directors, executives and investors in CASCADE BANCORP.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011