Friday

Last month I was in New Orleans at a conference with my broker-dealer, Cambridge Investment Research.  Like many of these events, moderators want participation from the group, so they’ll offer some sort of icebreaker topic to gets folks engaged.  Participants in our room were asked to name the state they’d get rid of if given the chance.  I answered diplomaticall

Movies are the perfect medium for a comeback story.  Most that come to mind are fictional.  The writers can concoct a variety of scenarios to facilitate the protagonist getting back up from whatever setback she’s encountered and triumph before the credits roll.  On occasion, a movie sets up an actor for a return to the Oscars.  Two that come to mind for me is John Trav

For some people assuming more power drives their behavior.  History books are filled with leaders exhibiting this characteristic.  A few fairly recent examples come to mind.  Changes in both Russia and China have allowed leaders to stay longer than the initial arrangement, and those at the helm of both Hungary and the Philippines seized more authority during the coronavirus pande

What an era to be alive.  Americans have no shortage of entertainment options.  We’re just beginning to be able to see movies in theatres again; Broadway is planning its return; visits to amusement parks are part of the nation’s reopening; and our at-home selection of programs to stream is robust.  Binge watching is available 24/7.  But it wasn’t always thi

We are officially a year removed from one of the most memorable days of last year.  Yesterday marked the anniversary of Tom Hanks disclosing his positive covid-19 test result.  It was also the day the National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended it 2019-2020 season; this halt was particularly challenging to yours truly because hopes of a Lakers championship were high then

Energy is an abstract yet familiar concept.  We all have some idea as to what it is when we hear the word.  I know to reach for a cup of coffee if I feel like I’m lacking it.  It stands alone on one side of probably the most widely known, albeit less-than-intuitive, equations ever.  Thank you, Professor Einstein.  Adding to its mystique for us mere mortals, physic

America has many divides.  Our continental divide (pictured above) splits the country between two drainage basins: one empties into the Pacific while the other reaches the Gulf of Mexico.  Another divide separating the nation is political in nature; four years ago when then President-elect Donald J.