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All what I want for Christmas is the Truth
I consider myself a seeker of truth. It isn’t easy finding it in today's’ world. In an alternate version of the famous scene from A Few Good Men, I picture myself telling Fed Chairman Janet Yellen that I want the truth and her truthful response would be: “Son, we live in a world that has Wa...
Read MorePicking my SWAT Team
There is nothing more important for a business than picking the right team. If you get the right mix of partners assisting you building your company, you have a far greater chance of building a real "powerhouse". So how do you find those people? The first thing to look for is somebody with ...
Read MoreGeopolitical impact of lower oil prices - A personal assessment
It is a fact that the US has increased its production of oil quite dramatically over the last two to three years. It has actually increased it by the size of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members or about two and a half to three million barrels per day. So we are si...
Read MoreKnowing the Right People
They say “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. I cannot but (finally and after having ruminated the question for years) wholeheartedly agree. Some of my greatest ideas and projects went nowhere because I didn’t know the right people yet. And some complicated deals went ever so...
Read MoreWhy Greek Shipping?
With our Firm's recent signing of a 200 Million Euros Partnership Agreement to Fund & Facilitate the Purchase of 25 Vessels - http://www.pr.com/press-release/582221. I am frequently asked by partners and observers alike why a Greek company as a platform for our roll-up and why a particular inte...
Read MoreThe most Important Lessons I've Learned in my Business Career
Over the years, one of the questions I've been asked most frequently is "What are the most important lessons I have learned in my business career?" Well here are the 10 basic ones which I still apply in my everyday life. 1. Take care of your health, your relationships, your career, your (ongoi...
Read MoreOn the Challenges and Opportunities We See in the Defense Industry
The Pentagon was declared the big winner of the massive federal budget bill that Congress passed for fiscal year 2014. The spending bill approves $497 billion for the Defense Department, or about the same as in 2013. The Pentagon gets an additional $85.2 billion for war expenses — about $5 billion...
Read MoreAre the Tech and Software Sectors Close to Eating the World?
Not even in your wildest dreams .... as I believe we are just at the beginning of a revolution still at its embryonic stage. For a start, you might think that tech is today in a bubble as a company whose sole product is a photo sharing app in which the pictures get deleted after they are shared r...
Read MoreHow do you Create Real Wealth in an age of Intense Competition and Wealth Destruction?
I am in the money business; always have been and always will be. No surprise I am approached by hundreds of young ambitious entrepreneurs every year asking: How do you create real wealth in an age of intense competition and wealth destruction? Let me keep you give you my 2 cents.... and allow ...
Read MoreWelcome to the New World of Physical Commodities Trading & Wealth Creation
As JPMorgan Chase & Co has now exited the physical commodities trading business, one wonders what the future of the business at large - along with the one of the two major banks that have dominated Wall Street's involvement in the natural resources supply chain for 30 years - will be, particular...
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