Economy

“Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.” -Epictetus – “Well, these past weeks have been interesting…” That is what everyone has been saying. Literally, everyone I speak to – at a safe distance – says that…

Since the introduction of cannabis prohibition in the United States, there has never been a better time to reverse policy. Tax revenue, job creation, and 100% Made in America products are just some of the benefits that the cannabis industry…

There’s a lot of problems with writing things on the internet. First of all, it’s just risky in general. Not only are you exposing your level of (or lack of) intelligence, but you also make people believe that you are…

Last night, I proofread a new contract that my wife was signing for her business. She usually has about 1-2 new contracts per week that I look over, just to double check everything. Most contracts are nearly identical, except for…

DISCLAIMER: You should read this first. ___ “Let us suppose now that one day a helicopter flies over this community and drops an additional $1,000 in bills from the sky, which is, of course, hastily collected by members of the community….

DISCLAIMER: Of course this is an uncertain and scary time for everyone, with our entire global health and economy in extreme risk. While many may consider at first read the term ‘Pandemic Profits’ as distasteful, the reality is that major…

Although I rarely talk about it, in my ‘former life’ I used to be a professional firefighter in Los Angeles. What most people don’t realize is that firefighters (at least in the LA area) mostly deal with non-fire emergencies. Where…

“By 2005 or so, it will become clear that the Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s.” – Paul Krugman, 1998 Ironically, the Internet is now full of these kinds of quotes, which highlight…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know all about how the cannabis industry has been absolutely exploding over the past several years. There are thousands of legal cannabis businesses throughout the world and well over 100 publicly traded…

Most quotes about hindsight are pretty stupid. Trust me, I just spent the past twenty minutes searching for a witty saying from some famous person about hindsight. I found a bunch of quotes from authors, politicians, investors, and celebrities where…