Weekly Reports

THOUGHT FOR THE TIMES:     Is the American Dream PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN?   Once upon a quiet time, looking backward from today, the world seemed much more stable in most important ways.      Folks woke up most mornings... Continue

PENDING SOME TYPE OF BIPARTISAN ‘ECONOMIC RELIEF’ BILL, POLITICS HAS STALLED FURTHER PPP ‘PANDEMIC RESCUE’ LOANS. But, meanwhile, banks are not so enthused to further participate anyway, since they’ve disbursed some $525 billion so far (to over five million businesses)... Continue

COMPUTER DATA SECURITY FEARS HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED now that the pandemic has necessitated much of the world working from home, especially with media reports “shedding light on serious security holes… including vulnerabilities in Amazon’s Alexa platform that could allow attackers... Continue

FAMILY BUSINESSES WHICH DON’T UTILIZE AN ‘ADVISORY BOARD’ GENERALLY FAIL TO OPTIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL, since relying solely on a management team to guide themselves often results in ‘failing to see the forest for the trees.’ An effective Advisory Board is... Continue

MOST FAMILY BUSINESSES WHICH HAVE TRANSITIONED TO AT LEAST 2nd GENERATION have not been negatively impacted by the pandemic, versus large publically funded/traded companies, based on a global survey covering 25 industries in 20 countries. The rationale is that while... Continue