Buggy Whips and Stockbrokers
The best-known analogy for obsolescence and failure to innovate is the demise of the buggy whip business with the advent of the automobile. But there are far larger industries that were once viewed as unchangeable…..until they weren’t. “Few industries have seen as many acquisitions, mergers, and name changes as the American stock brokerage and investment banking industries. Perhaps […]
Best Blogs
I resource material for your “edification, enlightenment, and enjoyment” from many sources. I will continue to provide specific recommendations as above for the content I think is worthwhile. But if you don’t find anything to your liking above, check out this list of the best (in my opinion) blogs, websites etc. for the C-Level Executive from proven […]
For Our Friends Outside the Vistage Family
These webinars from Vistage Research are available to Vistage Members and Non-members alike.Cutting-Edge Decision-Making Resources from Vistage ResearchEvents open to Members and non-Members
Econ Recon
“Trouble with the Curve”: The increase in interest rates since the pandemic and the fear of recession has put the importance of the yield curve front and center regarding its importance in forecasting an economic downturn. Economist Brian Wesbury offers a fine one page tutorial on this important concept in his weekly “Three on Thursday” blog: […]
A Few Pages From the Sage
The only event as eagerly anticipated every spring as baseball’s opening day is Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Report, and in particular, Chairman Warren Buffett’s (the “Sage of Omaha”) Letter to its Shareholders. It needs no commentary from me except to note that this year Mr. Buffett’s partner, Charlie Munger, is no longer with us. The letter begins with a […]
RIP, Dr. Kahneman
Scientists, be they in the hard sciences or the soft ones, dream of winning a Nobel Prize in their discipline. Doing so is a remarkable achievement reserved for the very few, but winning the prize in a discipline different than one’s own is truly remarkable. Psychologist Daniel Kahneman who died this week at the age of 90 […]
Einstein’s Investment Advice
Regardless of your aptitude for math, the one equation that you’ve certainly seen is Einstein’s world changing E=MC2 from his theory of relativity. But Einstein was fascinated by another formula from a different discipline than physics: investing. He once remarked “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays […]
The Young and the Anxious
It would be difficult to find a device that has had more impact on our daily lives than the Smartphone. The ability to connect not only to others but to sources of information anywhere, anytime while in motion may be the most revolutionary development since the introduction of electricity. But there are no unmixed blessings and […]
Check Out Our Hiring Resource Center
Vistage offers its members remarkable research on many topics; few more important than having an edge in the war for talent. Hiring continues to be a major source of concern for CEOs in 2024. ”The latest edition of Vistage “CEO Pulse provides a collection of insights around the topic of hiring, which brings together both expert and […]
History and Horseshoe Nails
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,For the want of a horse the rider was lost,For the want of a rider the battle was lost,For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.” From Poor […]
