by RCD-DEV | Jul 5, 2013 | Finance
“No Hiding Place? Unpleasesent Thought: If Bonds Revert To Trend, Bondholders Will Get Hammered.” One of the most profound business decisions I made for my practice was to ‘go paperless’. It took quite an investment in technology and cultural change to...
by RCD-DEV | May 10, 2013 | Finance
Yogurt, Apples And Banana Splits The first TCBY Yogurt store I ever saw was in a shopping center on Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock. It was on my way home after work and can remember the line of customers flowing out the front door and down the sidewalk. “What a...
by RCD-DEV | Feb 26, 2013 | Finance
Andy Hardy’s Home Mortgage For some reason I am fascinated by the way things used to be in contrast to how things are today. When was the last time you watched an Andy Hardy movie? Life in the 1940s seems so simple and less stressful. I don’t know for sure,...
by RCD-DEV | Feb 7, 2013 | Finance
The Perils Of Extrapolation Several years ago, I spoke to a group in Jonesboro on “Five Financial Mistakes Smart People Make”. One of the points I made was the mistake of extrapolating current trends into long-term trends. An example I gave related to the price of...
by RCD-DEV | Dec 14, 2012 | Finance
Advisors Talking To Advisors Advisors and the Emotional Burden Carl Richards, 10/18/2011, Morningstar.com “It will come as no surprise to you, but giving financial advice to real people can be emotionally trying. Real people aren’t customers to be...
by RCD-DEV | Nov 21, 2012 | Finance
Technology And Grandchildren Do you remember when you talked to your kids in baby talk? You know, “Goo, goo” and “Gaa Gaa” while making faces and smiling like a Chessir cat. Grandparents are even worse. They have a PhD in grandbaby...
