by Thomas Powell | Nov 6, 2017 | Economics, Uncategorized
Last week, President Trump voiced his nomination for who would replace current chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen. Trump’s decision? Jerome Powell. When Yellen’s term expires in February of 2018, Powell will take the seat … if approved by the Senate of course....
by Thomas Powell | Oct 17, 2017 | Investing, Uncategorized
eShares, which touts itself as the “#1 Cap Table Management Platform”(1), is changing the landscape of issuing, buying and selling equity stakes in private companies. Highlighted in an article published on CNBC late last week, “ … eShares lets company founders issue...
by Thomas Powell | Oct 11, 2017 | Economics, Investing, Uncategorized
Last week, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway struck a deal that would make it majority owner of Pilot Flying J truck stops by 2023. Berkshire Hathaway used stakeholder money to buy a 38.7 percent stake in Pilot Flying J. How much the firm paid is unknown. What is...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 28, 2017 | Investing, Uncategorized
Let’s explore a question that comes up quite a bit: When it comes to commercial real estate, why is the “fund” model a better choice than owning properties directly? We’ll look to a few key differences so we can help clear this up and better define the opportunities...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 11, 2017 | Economics, Uncategorized
As you now likely know, Equifax, one of the three main credit reporting agencies in the U.S., experienced a breach that left 143 million Americans vulnerable to credit fraud/identity theft. 143 million Americans! That’s roughly half of the U.S. population. These...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 6, 2017 | Economics, Uncategorized
In the thick of a multi-year bounceback from a brutal national recession that hit Nevada particularly hard, the SIlver State is no longer last in every positive category and first in every negative category … at least in terms of state economics. The Great Recession...