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The National Debt and Federal Budget Deficit Deconstructed - Tony Robbins
Markets posted the biggest weekly drop of 2012, as investors weighed steady domestic-labor and jobs market data amid a backdrop of on-going concerns about Europe's economy.   Short term, traders may be asking whether the stock market can sustain its gains, or are investors facing a pullback?  But, longer-term, there are bigger issues deserving focus
Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
As you probably heard, the jobs recovery suffered a setback in March.  With the election coming, this promises to be an issue getting lots of scrutiny.   Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: 10 Proven Strategies of High-Performance Teams [INFOGRAPHIC]. (Mashable) IBM's Quantum Computers
Attack of the Killer Tornadoes
It's a day after a string of Tornadoes blew through the DFW Metroplex area.    We saw some crazy stuff.  Here is a link to 25 unbelievable pictures from the storm. Also, here is a video of tractors being tossed around like rag dolls by the Tornado.       A lot of that happened
A Little Monday Morning Motivation - The Power of Pause
I spent part of this week at the First Rate Performance Conference. It was held at the Four Seasons resort in Las Colinas, Texas (which is a pretty nice place for a retreat). In addition to hearing industry experts and company representatives talking about equations, risk management, and regulatory compliance, the conference featured Terry Hershey,
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Here's a bumper sticker slogan that rings true more often than you might want.     Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Seven Truths about Change to Lead & Live By. by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (HBR) Good List of 100+ Useful Infographic Tools &
Party Like It's 1999 - If You've Been in the Right Tech Stocks
Sure the S&P 500 Index has done well this year. But those results pale compared to how some select tech stocks have done. Here is a chart comparing the performance of LinkedIn, Salesforce, Apple, Priceline.      There will be a lot of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" after a run like that …. Related articles Commodities