James C. Molet's Blog, page 36

The Profit

Television Show: The Profit (2016). On this CNBC Prime show, self-made millionaire and serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis lends his expertise to struggling businesses in various industries across the country by focusing on his oft-stated keys to success – people, process, and product – the three Ps. Serving as his own host, Lemonis analyzes businesses by what I... Read Article →

The Benefits of Bike Riding

Riding and running are two of the aerobic activities the wife and I practice as a means of improving our physical fitness. While we enjoy both, they each certainly have their pros and cons. Outside of good shoes, a must, there aren’t a lot of expenses associated with running. Additionally, a significant benefit of running... Read Article →

A Richer Understanding: Self-Help

I am inspired by people with natural talents and those that are able to turn their gifts into something they love while generating income and making a living. I have friends and co-workers with entrepreneurial desires; bakers, chefs, singers, songwriters, educators who all want to share their gift(s). All seemingly desiring that push, or leap... Read Article →

XTrade Trading – Climbing the Financial Ladder Through CFD Trading

CFD trading is a rapidly growing market, attracting an ever increasing number of retail traders from around the world. CFDs were originally developed in the early 1990’s in the UK as a type of equity swap that was traded on margin. Initially used by hedge funds and institutional traders to hedge cost-effectively their exposure to... Read Article →

Cleveland Hustles

Television Show: Cleveland Hustles (2016). In this CNBC Prime show, NBA superstar and the show’s Executive Producer LeBron James and longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter give four aspiring local entrepreneurs the chance to realize their dreams while also helping to revitalize a neighborhood in Cleveland. Host Bonin Bough and four local business leaders mentor the owners of... Read Article →

A Capitalist’s Lament – A SavvyReview

A Capitalist’s Lament: How Wall Street Is Fleecing You and Ruining America Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (2016) Leland Faust is an honors graduate from both the University of California, Berkeley (Economics) and Harvard Law School. He is the founder of CSI Capital Management where he served as Chief Investment Officer for 33 years, supervising over $1.5 billion... Read Article →

Class Divide

Documentary: Class Divide (2016). In this HBO documentary, director Marc Levin takes a look at gentrification and growing inequality as it happens in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood. The film shines a light on two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea intersection – 10th Avenue and 26th Street. On the East side of 10th avenue sits Chelsea-Elliot Houses... Read Article →

New Jersey’s Student Loan Agency Has Started Getting Good Reviews — By Giving Free Stuff

By Annie Waldman, ProPublica Over the past few years, dozens of borrowers have written devastating reviews of the New Jersey state agency whose student loans, as we have detailed, have strikingly onerous terms. “This place doesn’t even deserve one star,” posted Ashante Patterson on Google’s review platform. “It is a scam and horrendous organization that preys... Read Article →

The New Kid on the Block

Recently, here and here, I’ve written about Alexa – Amazon’s virtual assistant – and the devices that bring her to life, the Echo, Dot, and Tap. As I noted in those posts, I’m a big fan of the idea of a smart home; utilizing technology in my living space to manage lighting & energy, for monitoring; security,... Read Article →

Choosing a Retirement Location

When researching retirement options. it doesn’t take long to come across an article that touts the best places to retire, based on taxes, home prices, activities, most sunny, least sunny, or some other criteria. As an example, not so long ago, U.S. News offered the ‘10 Best Places to Retire on $100 a Day.’ I’ve... Read Article →