Discover the latest insights from Semaphore’s 2024 Confidence Survey “I’ve got to admit it; it‘s getting better, a little better all the time (can’t get much worse).” With apologies to the Beatles that their music could belie our industry, this lyric...
How Boulders Turn into Magic Dust We all know the old phrase “time turns rocks into sand”. I can see my 3rd grade elementary school nun describing a boulder atop a mountain, its seemingly solid setting being weakened by wind and rain, acid in the rain creating cracks,...
Did the past year prove as fat and happy as people expected? Last year, for the third year in a row, my industry colleagues expected the prospect of more income, better deal flow and higher confidence in themselves, their peers, and industry. We heard over the top...
“Oh, oh!” At least that was my thought as initial results came trickling in on the 8th annual Semaphore Confidence Survey. It showed a trend where, for the first time, our colleagues were reporting not only that they earned less in 2015 than the year before but that...
Why being at the bar won’t get you a drink but will make your dermatologist smile. I’ve been spending my summer with lawyers. It’s not a sentence for misbehavior or because I’ve committed some wrong. It’s not been at BBQ’s or quaffing beers with my friends at the bar...
Certainly the past year was a turbulent political mess. There was clarity by our colleagues on one thing. Fully 56% predicted a Clinton/Trump final. Kudos. But only 6% of you believed Trump would win with 86% of us expecting a Clinton victory. We hope those few people...
