“Normal” Is Not a Thing
Do not wait for “normal” times to return. There is no “normal” interest rate environment. There is no “normal” rate […]
Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Life Beyond Five Star Bank
It has been an amazing 19 months with Five Star Bank. I am grateful for the opportunities and friendships. I
Uncategorized
Iron Mike on Planning
Things are not going according to plan. Mike Tyson saw this coming. “Everybody has a plan until they get punched
pandemic, predictions, strategy
PSST… We Don’t know what’s coming next.
Normal isn’t coming back. There is no such thing. Never was. No steady state equilibrium. There is only ongoing disruption
Career, pandemic
Let’s Talk About Your Big But
Everyone I know has a big “but”. My plan was perfect, BUT there is a pandemic. His algo was brilliant,
Uncategorized
FinTech Quantum States
FinTech firms are in a superposition of regulated and unregulated states until they are observed (by a regulator). For those
Uncategorized
My Beer Beats Your Election & Impeachment
Three beers changed my life more than all the news headlines in New York, Lodon, Washington DC, Beijing and even
Uncategorized
No News Is Good News
The headlines are relentless. Just today: UK Elections Imminent China Trade Deal (Again!) US Stock Markets Break Records (Again!) Greta
Uncategorized
MBA LoL wut?
Things we learned in business school 15-20 years ago: Porter’s 5 Forces: Threats of competitors, new entrants, suppliers, customers &
Uncategorized
Tokenizing Funds 101
You probably own traditional funds, whether ETF’s, LPs, or simple mutual funds. You might even own a “digital asset” fund