by Leif Jensen | Jun 19, 2018 | General |
I have a client that was looking to the outside for their first non-family member for their C-Suite. I had a small part of the process during the interview process; it was interesting seeing the process from my viewpoint. I challenged the applicants on their require...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 18, 2018 | General |
In 2018 loans to small businesses backed by the SBA have risen 4% this year and are on pace to beat the tally from 2017. Personally I am not a fan of the SBA, the costs are huge and they are designed to protect the banks not the borrowers. The SBA’s flagship loan...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 13, 2018 | General |
I was having lunch with a banker and they were telling me about the problems they were having with a nameless client. It seems that their client works in a perceived specialized field; it’s actually not, its retail with a small educational component. So they were...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 12, 2018 | General |
Do you know how active is that “actively managed” mutual fund you’re invested in? Probably not, and yes that is typically a rhetorical question. But in the not too distant future you should have a clearer picture for many funds. Large asset managers, including T....
by Leif Jensen | Jun 11, 2018 | General |
When I am working with my client’s and I let them know that they are in the top 10% of the country they typically are aghast. The threshold for the top 10% of earners is just over $138,000. That could easily be a married couple both making $70,000, with a mortgage,...
