Proceed With Caution

Proceed With Caution

Proceed With Caution Some of the best film scenes serve up tension instead of action.  While there’s nothing like a good showdown, those moments where the heroes go stealth and hold their breath are hard to forget. Think Alec Baldwin in The Hunt For Red October,...
Epic Victory Lap

Epic Victory Lap

Epic Victory Lap Brisket’s on—and not just because it’s officially summer. As you might have heard, there’s good news from the Lone Star State. A few months ago a doozy of a disclosure requirement bill (modeled, of course, on a similar law in California) was...
Sure is Quiet Now

Sure is Quiet Now

Sure is Quiet Now Are the fireworks over?  Sure seems that way on the banking front.  This side of no man’s land, I’m inclined to agree with finance writer Joseph Politano’s cautious, optimistic take. With FTX, SVB, First Republic, Signature, Credit Suisse (and for a...
Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here Is it just me, or did SVB, Signature Bank, First Republic, and now, quite possibly PacWest all buy into the same Tik Tok challenge?  I sure hope not.  But I can well imagine some twenty-year-old intern describing it with a glitzy camera filter. You...
Freedom Huddle

Freedom Huddle

Freedom Huddle We all dig freedom. But do we understand what it really means? Sure, talking heads and politicians all pound the drum about it. Freedom of choice, freedom to exercise individual rights, freedom to look inside and express ourselves—with another round of...