First Blog

Stock market man.  Suppose I’m worth billions, and have a reputation for picking stock market winners.  What can I do without thinking too much?   A.  I could continue my work, carefully analyzing markets and companies to make my investment decisions.  Maybe too much thinking. B.  I could identify potential sectors or companies, possibly lacking in current market attention, but with some potential.   Then, I could take a huge position with millions upon millions.   The market would take this in advisement and while not really knowing why it is important, would try to pile-on, on the basis of what we’ll call a “position testimonial.”   While pundits would explain why, they and others would also buy, driving up the price even more.   My investment of $300m might increase almost overnight to $350m.  This is what you can do with huge cash reserves.  Change the perception. Change the market. Enhance your investment. This is a totally legal form of market manipulation.  No insid

Note.   It is difficult to avoid politics.  I have fallen victim to my own disclaimer of "no politics."  Here is an account, in the abstract, of how campaigns operate. This piece is made non partisan, but is fully adaptable to whatever your preference is. I read about it everywhere, but still I was going around in circles trying to figure President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s campaign strategy, until it hit me. Their campaign strategies are going around in circles – in a clever way. Let me explain… The wrapper, or model, proposed here is as easy as ABCDE. These are Achievements, Blame, Central Issues, Distrust, and Excellent me. It does show how the campaign can be contained, classified, categorized, understood, and interpreted. Each candidate positions themselves in these, the “Big Five.” A – Achievements - what have I done in this world. How have I made it better. B – Blame.  Blame the previous administration on whatever happened. They are the bad-guys, the