Finance

• The EU Transaction Tax-Capitalism Killer
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 24th, 2013 at 10:16 am, Comments: 0

  The EU is going full bore and will tax financial transactions in Europe.  This is not a novel idea.  As a member of ($CME) CME [...]

• It’s Not Over In Europe
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 23rd, 2013 at 8:24 am, Comments: 0

  My friend Yra Harris is a great historian as well as being a pretty sharp currency trader.  In our conversations over the years we have [...]

• You Are Going To Lose Your Job
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 18th, 2013 at 9:11 am, Comments: 0

  The techies are coming, the techies are coming!  Sound the alarm.  There is no hope.  The middle class is going under and we are going [...]

• The Price of Your Food and Fuel is Going Up
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 17th, 2013 at 10:19 am, Comments: 0

  It’s not inflation that will drive the price higher, nor the bungling policies of the Federal Reserve.  It’s regulatory inflation.  Or, an artificial constraint being [...]

• European GDP Takes a NoseDive
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 14th, 2013 at 8:27 am, Comments: 0

  EU GDP drops huge.  In 2012, they didn’t have a single quarter of growth.   One of their remedies is to place a transaction tax [...]

• Debt is Your Frenemy
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 10th, 2013 at 8:11 am, Comments: 0

  Because we are approaching another milestone in American debt, there is a bit of news about it.  Paul Krugman struck first with an opinion piece [...]

• The State of the State In Illinois
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 7th, 2013 at 8:59 am, Comments: 0

  Went on the Chicago Tribune website this morning and searched for an analysis of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State message.  It’s no [...]

• Welcome Tech Stars Chicago
  Posted by Jeff Carter on February 1st, 2013 at 8:30 am, Comments: 0

  Last night I was invited to a mentor meeting at Excelerate Labs in Chicago.  I have mentored at Excelerate since its inception.  Walked into 1871 [...]

• How To Run A Productive Board Meeting
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 29th, 2013 at 7:17 am, Comments: 0

  Board meetings can be a royal pain in the butt.  Yesterday, I was at a seminar to learn how to run a good board meeting. [...]

• Monday Pep Talk
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 28th, 2013 at 8:25 am, Comments: 0

    I have a close friend that has cancer.  Sending this to him and others like him.  But the pep talk is for all of [...]

• How To Make Big Money And Have Success
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 26th, 2013 at 10:11 am, Comments: 0

  “Pigs get slaughtered” A lot of people fantasize about becoming a billionaire.  They see Wall Street titans, bankers, successful entrepreneurs and think they could be [...]

• Crowdfunding Is Here To Stay-But What’s That Mean For Investors/Entrepreneurs?
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 24th, 2013 at 8:54 am, Comments: 0

  Crowdfunding is a relatively new part of Startup ecosystems. A larger percentage of people that I know in the startup world, both investors and founders, [...]

• The Debt Crisis
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 19th, 2013 at 11:17 am, Comments: 0

  America is on a bullet train to debt hell.  The numbers speak for themselves.  This morning, on the Mike And Gina Show we had a [...]

• Japan Is on The Road to Nowhere
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 19th, 2013 at 8:49 am, Comments: 0

  My friend Tres Knippa can fill you in more directly.  He actually has a way to make money from this.   Japan has been pursuing [...]

• France is In Free Fall-The Rotten Heart of Europe
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 16th, 2013 at 8:55 am, Comments: 0

  For those in the Keynesian economic camp, here is the result of your efforts.  The US is on a similar path.  France is in trouble. [...]

• What’s the Right Platform?
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 15th, 2013 at 8:18 am, Comments: 0

  With the plethora of social media resources today, the challenge isn’t should your company be in social media.  The challenge is how much of your [...]

• The Multiplier Effect of Government Spending is 0-So Lower Spending after Fiscal Cliff Doesn’t Matter
  Posted by Jeff Carter on December 28th, 2012 at 12:22 pm, Comments: 0

  Was on CNBC with Rick Santelli today.  Here is the video.  Sorry about the ads. Since the multiplier effect of government spending is 0, lower [...]

• America Is Innovative, Still the Greatest Country in the World
  Posted by Jeff Carter on December 23rd, 2012 at 7:29 am, Comments: 0

  One of the things I really dislike about many Americans is they say we need to be more humble.  We aren’t the greatest country.  They [...]