by Leif Jensen | Oct 12, 2021 | General |
I have to admit I was unaware that upon the death of Forrest Mars Sr. (1999), he and his two sons were ranked No. 29, 30, and 31 by Forbes magazine’s list of richest Americans, and they each had a worth of approximately $4 billion. I never paid much attention to...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 9, 2021 | Economy, General |
Bike prices shot up 10% to 15% last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic helped boost many homebound Americans’ appetite for outdoor recreation. Anything to get out of the house and not into a store to look for toilet paper. Industry watchers are expecting similar price...
by Leif Jensen | Aug 24, 2021 | General |
You have been asked by one of your children to co-sign a note; either for a car, apartment or house. Where do you stand from a legal perspective? Ownership of property. Unfortunately, being a co-signer doesn’t give you rights to the property, car or other security...
by Leif Jensen | Jul 20, 2021 | General |
Nearly five million new gun owners have joined the 100 million-plus gun owners already in the U.S. in 2020. This is according to recent estimates from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The same data also shows that 40% of all firearms sales are going to...
by Leif Jensen | Jul 19, 2021 | General |
The Streaming Wars are upon us, and the deck is stacked against the small players. Amazon and Roku held HBO Max and Peacock out of the game at the beginning. Peacock is still not in the game, and seemingly may never be. Content is king, but what is amazing more so...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 23, 2021 | General |
A current and future growing tech challenge: Computer chips are using too much energy. On today’s trajectory, by 2040 the energy required for global computing would exceed the world’s estimated energy production. This worst-case scenario is probably unlikely, but it...
