Description: Rosalind Brewer’s first step toward the COO job at Starbucks(SBUX, -1.55%) happened completely by chance. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 07, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/09/07/rosalind-brewer-starbucks-coo/ Questions for discussion: Why is Rosalind Brewer a good choice for this job? What does the article say about corporate cultures for executive development?
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Disney’s dark side: Stock tanks on earnings warning
Description: Disney wasn’t the happiest place on earth for investors Thursday — and other big media stocks weren’t exactly magic kingdoms either. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 07, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/07/investing/disney-earnings-bob-iger-star-wars-marvel-streaming/index.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key reasons the stock is under pressure. What do you think of the risk to buying at this… Read more »
Opinion: This rocky stock market requires an all-terrain portfolio
Description: The bulk of U.S. stock gains in this long-running bull market are due to one variable: the expansion of the price-to-earnings ratio. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 07, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-rocky-stock-market-requires-an-all-terrain-portfolio-2017-09-07 Questions for discussion: Summarize the concerns presented in this article. Do you agree with the analysis and advice?
BMI Distributes More Than $1 Billion in Music Royalties
Description: In 2015, the music licensing agency BMI reached $1 billion in revenue for the first time, and Michael O’Neill, the company’s chief executive, predicted that it would take another three years before the agency could, after expenses, pay $1 billion in royalties to its songwriters and music publishers. BMI reached its goal one year early. Source:… Read more »
Bond Manager With $6.6 Billion Just Saw the Scariest Chart Ever
Description: Morten Steinsland, head of fixed income at Alfred Berg in Oslo, has been in the fixed income markets for three decades but the other day he saw the scariest chart he’s ever seen. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 07, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-07/bond-manager-with-6-6-billion-just-saw-the-scariest-chart-ever Questions for discussion: What does the chart say and why is it scary?… Read more »
General Mills CEO Leadership Advice
Description: CEO Jeff Harmening has a plan to bring up sales by the end of 2017. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2wpIkVO Questions for discussion: Do you think Jeff Harmening’ planning strategies make sense? How would you describe his leadership style?
The Death of Stocks Has Been Exaggerated
Description: Stock markets are shrinking and increasingly they’re a sideshow. Private equity nabs all the really juicy returns, long before the general public gets a sniff. Besides, why bother raising equity when debt is so cheap? Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 01, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-01/the-death-of-stocks-is-exaggerated-just-look-at-melrose Questions for discussion: Summarize the key arguments presented in this report. What do… Read more »
Why every investor should print out these charts and hang them on their wall
Description: Think your investments can’t go to zero? Then this is the chart for you… Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 02, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-charts-could-blow-up-every-bit-of-advice-youve-ever-gotten-about-investing-2017-08-30 Questions for discussion: What do you think about the advice presented in this report? Which item do you consider most worthwhile to investors?
Two Big Tests For Bitcoin
Description: Bitcoin, the digital currency that has turned into the new “gold” among investors and traders around the world, is in for two big tests. Source: Fortune.com Date: Sep 02, 2017 Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2017/09/02/two-big-tests-for-bitcoin/#704769884473 Questions for discussion: What are the tests meant to show? Do you think Bitcoin will pass them?
ETF Investing Lessons from Warren Buffett
Description: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett tuned 87 on Wednesday. And on the occasion, he shared a many investment tips in interviews. Source: Finance.Yahoo.com Date: Aug 31, 2017 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/etf-investing-lessons-warren-buffett-183306500.html Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest about Warren Buffett’s thinking these days? Do you agree with his suggestions?
