Apr 18, 2012 | Articles
Tomorrow I see the Dalai Lama at SDSU. The tickets practically fell into my lap – and I thought why not? It’s an opportunity for adventure. Kind of like how I see being a Money Native – seeking opportunities to make money and reaping some of the...
Apr 17, 2012 | Articles
Do you know a lot about being a good shopper but not a lot about being a good investor? I spent over 15 years of my career doing detailed financial analysis on at least 1,000 private and publically traded companies. I learned what made them fail, and I learned what...
Apr 12, 2012 | Articles
Last year I visited Eataly, an enormous Italian food and wine marketplace in Manhattan, and saw this sign: OUR POLICY 1. The Customer Is Not Always Right 2. Eataly Is Not Always Right 3. Through Our Differences, We Make Harmony This policy is such a radical departure...
Mar 2, 2012 | Articles
My octogenarian father leans in to the clerk and whispers, “Do you want to know ten, two-letter words that will change your life?” She nods. And then deliberately, he enunciates, as if giving dictation, “If..it..is..to..be..it..is..up..to..me.” He pauses dramatically...
