This post doesn’t offer much in the way of solutions. I’m merely trying to articulate a position, and you can fill in your own details with your own anecdotes. The story is told of a time when President Einsenhower of the United States was just President of a university. His school was growing rapidly and […]
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Introducing Cashestate, Dollar Denominated Investments for Nigerians
I started thinking about how to make it possible for Nigerians to invest in US Dollar opportunities as far back as 2014. Around this time four years ago, in this post, I talked about the difficulties Nigeria’s economy was going to face and how Nigerians should find ways to convert their money and invest in […]
General Motors Earnings Update – AKA Mary Barra Is An Excellent CEO
I’ve been singing Mary Barra’s praises for a long time now, here and on twitter. As CEO of General Motors, she has been doing such an excellent job and it’s funny that people have not been wising up to this for a long time. Maybe because she’s a woman and not as brash and loud […]
Mutilated Currency Division or Why US Dollars Tend to Always Be Cleaner and Fresher than Naira
Every year, twenty three thousand cases get sent into the Mutilated Currency Division (MCD) of the US Treasury. The problem is usually very simple, someone has some physical cash that is damaged in some way. It could be either fire, water, chemicals, insects, animals, petrification from burying or whatever else. As long as the money […]
Constellation Brands Earnings Update
I’m sitting at my desk, sipping on black coffee and taking notes as my phone is connected to my living room speakers where Constellation Brands earnings call is going on. It’s days like this that working for myself is worth it. I can sit back, eat toast and drink coffee, update the investment spreadsheets with […]
Elon Musk vs. the SEC (how we got here)
I was a Tesla shareholder from 2012 until August 2017. My reasons for selling were very simple: I loved the company because they made great cars that combined technological futurism, environmental safety and performance. Insane, Apple level great, cars. But over the years, I had seen the CEO wreck the balance sheet by piling on […]
Company Profile: Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM)
Meet Tandem Diabetes Care Business: Diabetes Care | HQ: San Diego, CA | Market Cap: $2.8 billion | CEO: Kim Blickenstaff | Revenue: $129 million | Net Income: -$73 m I’m hoping that none of my readers actually have diabetes, but we all have at least heard of the disease. It’s a condition that makes […]
