On Wall Street, people often refer to a company's multiplier. It is simply the stock price divided by the earnings per share. Some refer to it as "P/E" or …
Are Financial Plans Worth Doing?
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow Hold fast to dreams For when dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly …
CORPORATE WORDS WEDNESDAY – 5/24/2017
I used to have to attend these regional training sessions from time to time. Inevitably, some dingbat higher up the food chain in the company would drop a few million on some type …
I REMEMBER JOE
May, 2001 - I had just gotten back from training in the World Trade Center. I was a rookie with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. As I wrote about previously, my job …
Further Down The Happy Meal Trail
I wrote earlier here about the McDonald's (MCD:NYSE) and their vision of the future. One of their core principles was that of offering delivery. I think that delivery is important …
CORPORATE WORDS WEDNESDAY – 5/17/17
Jack Welch is on CNBC talking about "Net Promoter Scores". We all get these surveys from time to time from pretty much every store or business that we visit. The inevitable …
The Best Investments Have This…..
One of my fondest memories of childhood is the day that my mom took me to Pizza Hut and bought me two wrestling figures - Hulk Hogan and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. I guess I …
THE MARKET MAKER’S “WIT”- 5/11/17
"WIT" = "WHAT I THINK" The value of one's integrity is incalculable. At the end of our days, we will all have a legacy. It may be a financial legacy, a charitable legacy or …
A Little Tech M&A Activity Anyone?
We are seeing the NASDAQ make new highs day after day even when the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down. Is there really that much opportunity in technology stocks? Can they keep …
CORPORATE WORDS WEDNESDAY – 5/10/17
Every organization has numbers that they need to meet. Some refer to them as goals. Others refer to them as objectives or targets. One guy referred to them as "glass balls" one …
Mc’Donalds Vision of the Future
I have four young boys that love Happy Meals. For that reason, I've become quite familiar with the McDonald's (MCD:NYSE) service model. According to the conference call …
CORPORATE WORDS WEDNESDAY 4/26/17
I hope that, one day, there is a law passed to eliminate the use of corporate jargon given the impact on the environment. It is clearly a pollutant. If you think that is going too …