by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Great Depression / Crash, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Life on Earth climbs out of the Swamp…. “Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidate real estate. Purge the rottenness out of the system….” This was the advice given by Hoover’s Treasury Secretary, Mellon, during the Great...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | May 22, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
No.7 – The Jam Maker – Sweet Success for the Young Financial markets upside down….. businesses challenged…….. you know the story…. Recalling a similar time, youthful anger and frustration was perfectly displayed in a “Billy...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | May 19, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Our favourite Scout, Homer Simpson, is slightly older than the recently announced youngest-ever Chief Scout, Bear Grylls Along with another one of our favourites, Ernest Borgnine, in an episode of the Simpsons entitled “Boy-Scoutz n the Hood”, we are...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 31, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Something just set you “near the edge”…..you can’t throw the mug ( gift ) …. you can’t throw the cat ( not acceptable ) ….you can’t kick the door ( too expensive )…. Run off your anger…. down the street to your nearest...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 17, 2009 | Blog, Business, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
How dangerous is cliche? For example, the stereotypical teenager is moody and unapproachable, think of Bill Gates when he was in his teens locked away with his computer. Young people have energy, drive and talent – but usually not money. They are a mirror of...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 25, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
“The mechanism for improving the System works too slowly. Every time attempts are made to finally patch-up one problem, cracks appear elsewhere” “Moral Hazard” is the name given to a decision that can influence future behaviour, often for the...