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Elon Musk Gets His Rockets Off, Why Alaska Belongs to US, and A Look Around the Web

Reusable Falcon 9 rocket is a triumph for SpaceX’s Elon Musk http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/spacex/2017/03/31/reusable-falcon-rocket-triumph-spacexs-musk/99881926/ When I was younger, I had no interest in History. I found it, incredibly boring. Now, as I’ve gotten older, I find it VERY interesting. In my online travels this week, I stumbled on this article, which I found really interesting. This Is […]

on 9:17 - 04/01/2017 | by Seth David
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Economy

The Rise and Fall of The American Health Care Act and My Guide to Being 150% Productive

Well that sums it up in a nutshell, and of course the anti-trump people did not hesitate with the memes, and very large L’s all around the internet. Then I saw talk of whether or not Trump should fire Paul Ryan. Should he? Or should he take responsibility for the failure of the act to […]

on 3:50 - 03/27/2017 | by Seth David
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Economy

The Fed Increased Interest Rates, Robots are Taking Over and a Look Around the Web

The jobs report came in strong, and the fed raised interest rates. What’s more is that the Fed has made it clear that rates will be raised again. Bottom line, is that this is the time to refinance any variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. If you are thinking of buying a home, do […]

on 8:38 - 03/18/2017 | by Seth David
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Economy

Jobs and Interest Rates are Both “Looking Up” Plus a Look Around the Web

Job numbers came in strong, and this is good. This seems to indicate that the Fed will be much more excited about increasing rates. The question is, what will happen when the fed increases interest rates again? And how much will they increase them? 25 basis points? 50? If the fed comes in with a […]

on 11:27 - 03/11/2017 | by Seth David
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Leadership

Delivering Mega Value to Your Customer – What Not to Do

If you need to “set boundaries” with clients, you have the wrong mindset! I went to get my haircut recently. When I walked in, the young lady behind the reception desk barely looked at me, and I could barely hear her ask me how she could help. I might not have known she was talking […]

on 3:44 - 03/04/2017 | by Seth David
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Productivity

Cash Flow Positive – How to Get and Keep Your Profits

The Dow is still trading in record territory, but the question is, whether or not this is justified. Is this a bubble? It might be. The indications based on what I read around the web this week, are that the economy IS improving, but not at the rate that the market would have us believe. […]

on 3:23 - 02/25/2017 | by Seth David
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Productivity

5 Really Good Ways Accountants Can Raise Their Stock in the Eyes of their Clients

At first we talked about “The Cloud.” Now that “The Cloud” is a no brainer, we need to look at the implications of being in the cloud. I am not going to bore you with the usual answers here. Yes, you should always improve your skills, and yes, you should embrace technology. You should definitely do […]

on 4:20 - 02/24/2017 | by Seth David
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Lending

Camino Financial Opens New Headquarters in the Arts District of Los Angeles

I attended the Grand Opening of the new headquarters of Camino Financial last night. Many large banks claim to be there to help small businesses, but you have to wonder if they are motivated more by profit, or the sincere desire to help. My friends, and extended family at Camino Financial are motivated by the […]

on 8:25 - 10/20/2016 | by Seth David
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How to Research Industries and Become the Strategic Advisor – Restaurants

I started the discussion in our Facebook group about what our top industries were, that we serve as accountants and bookkeepers: Now I’m going to produce a series on how to go about researching these industries. Analyze and understand them, so that we can begin to understand what is happening on Wall Street, and how […]

on 3:00 - 09/22/2016 | by Seth David
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Banking

The Wells Fargo Effect – How Will This Affect the Banking Industry?

Here are some notes I took while reading the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Wells Fargo The CEO is John Stumpf. http://www.wsj.com/articles/wells-fargos-john-stumpf-takes-center-stage-at-senate-1474363803 Here are four senators to watch during the hearing, which begins at 10 a.m.Eastern time Tuesday (9/20/16): Richard Shelby – Sympathetic to banks, critic of Dodd-Frank Act (financial regulation) Elizabeth Warren – A longtime critic of Wall Street […]

on 9:00 - 09/21/2016 | by Seth David
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Economy

Time to fill up Your Tank? Perhaps thanks to Our Millennial Friends.

Oil prices are down. It actually is a good time to fill up. The question is why? Where is the pressure for Big Oil to lower prices coming from? We may have our millennial friends to thank! For a long time I’ve wanted to see the death of the oil industry, and according to an […]

on 3:00 - 09/06/2016 | by Seth David
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Economy

The Mid-August 2016 Economic Outlook from Wall Street to Main Street

We had a strong jobs report in July, which should indicate a positive sentiment in the economy, but the signals appear to be mixed, as economic streams are crossing based on many of the major indicators. What’s happening on Wall Street, and how will that impact us here on Main Street? The Economic outlook appears […]

on 9:00 - 08/18/2016 | by Seth David
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