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January 1970

Where’s The Money?

Table of Contents Planning for Raising Equity Capital Angel Investors Alternatives to an IPO – Reverse Mergers Royalty Financing Community Loan Development Funds Asset-based Loans SBA-Guarateed Microloans Equipment Leasing Primer Private Loan Guarantees Business Incubators Preparing a Business Plan How To Prepare a Loan Request How Investors Use Your Financial…
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Re-Writing The Rules

Introduction The rules governing sports seem unassailable. The rules are, well, the rules. That said, this doesn’t mean they are the best rules or the best way to play. Well-meaning rules have unintended consequences. And some rules are just plain bad rules. This small book suggests some new rules. It…
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The Most Useless Time In America

What To Do Instead of Watching The Super Bowl Halftime Show Introduction The most useless, wasted time in America is the 30 minutes which constitute the Super Bowl halftime ‘extravaganza.’ Kid Rock wearing the American flag like a poncho . . . rapper M.I.A. giving the finger wearing, of course,…
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The Netflix Imbroglio

  What the Netflix Imbroglio Means Streaming service Netflix has gotten the executives of traditional television broadcasters in a lather over its refusal to release it’s ratings. A ratings point measures viewership and each point represents 1.07 million viewers.  So when Game of Thrones gets ratings of x.x that means…
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Popping the Question

Whether you are raising venture capital from institutional sources or individual investors, you must first focus on a lead investors, the one who will put up a material portion of the total raise, and who will act as a draw for other investors.  The question, how do you pop the question to know…
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Ending The Great Investing Debate in 250 Words

There are some debates in finance that never go away.  Does increasing tax rates increase or decrease tax revenue?  Is stimulus good or bad for the economy? Then there’s this one:  does an active or passive investment strategy result in a better performance. Personally, I feel the passive strategy advocates…
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And A Rate Hike Means . . .

With the December 4 jobs report delivering higher than expected job growth, a fed funds hike now seems all but certain Nobody agrees on whether hike is good or bad news and brings to mind Newton’s third law of motion:  for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.…
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