Stop the Merry-Go-Round: It’s Time to Get Serious and Teach Ethics to Help End the Games The media are filled with the seemingly never-ending games of financial fraud and scandal. We continue to witness a basic lack of ethical standards, the end result of which...
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...
“Remember in March/April of 2020 we thought every fund portfolio would crash? The joke is on others not smart enough to be in our biz – not even a global pandemic can kill us.” That was the first comment entered in the 14th Annual Semaphore Confidence Survey. It...
Confidence at All Time High Results of 6th Annual Semaphore PE Industry Confidence Survey Is irrational exuberance on the horizon? Will the Merry-Go-Round ever stop? Can the Masters of the Universe continue to rule? Notwithstanding the recent February Dow swoon the...
Why our feet are not stuck in the mud. I truly thought we might be skipping this 7th annual post – or have to retitle it “Feet Stuck in Mud”. The cycle of summer seems to start only after the kids leave school and then return. My wife Tricia used to say “summer starts...
