No Sand Between Our Toes (2014)

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...

Semaphore’s 2015 Confidence Survey

Semaphore’s Annual Confidence Survey Last year hundreds of you told us you hated Congress, thought the President was a failure and expected to make more cash than ever despite the denizens of Washington DC. Feeling more confident or less confident in the...

No Sand Between Our Toes (2016)

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...

The Results to Semaphore’s Annual Confidence Survey Are In!

Semaphore’s 2017 Semaphore Confidence Survey Highlights All Trump. All the time. Why should the PE community be any different? The often virulent opinion directed at the President and attendant fears about the capacity of the White House team appears to have no...

Semaphore’s 2018 Annual Survey Is Here!

Semaphore’s 2018 Confidence Survey Professionals in our industry seek to invest in disruptive technologies and investment markets. We all thought 2016 was a turbulent political mess. How much more disruptive was 2017? Could 2018 be even more so? From tweets to tax...

The Results Are In To Semaphore’s 2018 Confidence Survey!

Semaphore’s 2018 Confidence Survey Highlights Could it be possible that there be near universal confidence in the national economy, our own skills, the ability to earn more and more and hate president Trump, Congress generally and its leaders? Well, in our Alice...