How could understanding the incredible amount of strong brands owned by one of the largest companies help us be better investors? I thought of that last Sunday morning as I was doing my traditional Sunday morning routine of looking over the Sunday Bergen Record. One of the best conveniences is … [Read more...] about How many brand names does P&G have?
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A Tale of Four Decades – 1975 & 1985 – Part 1 of 3
Forty years seem like a long time. As this new year begins, I wanted to look back over the last 40 years as a way of bringing perspective to what was happening around the world during these past four decades and specifically what happened in the stock market. I hope this historical perspective … [Read more...] about A Tale of Four Decades – 1975 & 1985 – Part 1 of 3
The Greatest Creators of Wealth
This guest post was written by Alex Potts, the President & CEO of our partner, Loring Ward. The full title of his article is "Why Global Stock Markets May Be the Greatest Creators of Wealth We Have Ever Known." He addresses a common theme written about in this blog - the tremendous value of … [Read more...] about The Greatest Creators of Wealth
Global Talent Available to All
The world is getting smaller all the time. This idea was highlighted after we hired a programmer from Romania to update our website recently. That is right - a young man in the former Communist country of Romania located at the intersection of Central and Southeastern Europe, bordering on the … [Read more...] about Global Talent Available to All