It’s safe to say we’re all looking for a little clarity right now. With COVID-19 still looming and a return to “normalcy” nowhere on the horizon, the rest of 2020 seems to be muddled at best. Or is it? Because right now, in July 2020, if you’re still doing business and surviving… well, there *is* some clarity in… Read More »
I had a post ready about something equipment financing related, but it doesn’t seem appropriate today. I’ll post it sometime in the future, but for now, a few words on what’s going on, and what I feel will be the outcome. First, I have to address the obvious – for some businesses, the COVID-19 crisis will change an… Read More »
I subscribe to several business-related newsletters and e-zines. There’s nothing like timely business and financial news hitting your inbox every day. My wife thinks it’s boring, but then again, she spends hours looking at pictures of food on Pinterest. I try to tell her that mine is more interesting, because money buys food, but she counters with “you… Read More »
Happy New Year everyone. And for my first post of 2009, I will present my fearless predictions for the economy / government / and various sports teams (so I’m not perceived as a complete and total egghead.) So without further ado, here is the 2009 “Fletch Forecast”: 2009 will be tough for many folks. There is no way… Read More »
2008 was interesting, wasn’t it? We had an historic election, we had $4 a gallon gas (thankfully only for a short time), we had a huge bailout of the financial industry, we had a credit crunch, and the sky fell, too. Ok, the last part is fake, but geez, you’d think the sky fell by watching the news.… Read More »