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Businesses have gone through a lot over the last several years. From the global pandemic to inflation to an economic slowdown, they’ve had to find ways to innovate and thrive as consumer preferences change - which is faster than ever before. How can some businesses seemingly thrive amid the chaos,...

It happened nearly 20 years ago, yet I remember it like yesterday. I watched the Boston Red Sox lose 19-8 to the New York Yankees, as the Yankees took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven-game American League Championship Series (ALCS). The Red Sox had not won the World Series...

All around the globe, there are about 30 countries that offer citizenship by investment program. For now, nine countries give away direct ways to attain citizenship based on investment. Citizenship by investment is an alternate route for individuals seeking residency in another country. The initiative allows countries to channel and...

From the black sand beaches of Iceland to the Dolomites, the Eiffel Tower to the Colosseum, there is no shortage of wonders–both natural and man-made–in Europe. While these destinations are popular for a reason, often overlooked, underestimated, and forgotten are the less mainstream countries that boast equally beautiful and wondrous...

This month I had my biannual chance to be a fly on the wall while Silicon Valley Investor Partners had a very candid, frank conversation with a group of Seed/A startups that had already raised sizable rounds during the “party” of 2021 funding. The companies gave a “Quick Pitch” and...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance is on track to become a corporate norm. The financial and ecological impacts of global crises such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the need for meaningful action on ESG business goals. As a result, we’re seeing more sustainability committees and chief...

We live in a world that is very volatile and continuously changing at a fast pace. Those changes have been recently driven by Covid, geopolitics, social strife, AI, social media, greed, climate change, technology, and political instability in much of the world. Volatility can overwhelm people and increase human emotional...

I graduated from West Point and spent another five years in the US Army, serving in Bosnia, Brazil and Germany, as well as in different parts of the US, before I embarked on my present career as a financial advisor. I never regretted a minute of that time because, besides...

Managing time may be an admirable skill, but it is pretty hard to conceive. Good time management has numerous benefits, which is why most employers also appreciate it. How is time management defined, and how can it be achieved through specific steps?  Set your goals A good start is only...

I remember it very clearly—the instructor in my driver’s education class telling us that wherever we go with our eyes, the steering wheel will follow. When we turn our head to look at that billboard, our hands follow and soon the car is veering onto the shoulder. In other words,...