Category Archives: General
2012 Commentary
Managing money and providing sound advice during 2011 was as challenging as anytime during my career, primarily because market performance was dependent upon fear, and not fundamentals. Continue reading
Jim’s Commentary
The end of the third quarter of 2011 has raised as many questions about the world’s economic condition as it has to the dysfunctionality of both the front office and clubhouse of the Red Sox. No doubt you have heard the news reports that the third quarter of 2011 was the worst quarter since 2008. What the media failed to add to that statement was the fact that the markets were up Continue reading
The Debt Crisis
It certainly isn’t a golf day as I write this early Sunday afternoon, and what it has done is give me a day or so to collect my thoughts as we come off a most volatile week, both politically and … Continue reading
Some similarities from 2010 to this point in 2011
Sometimes, I feel as if we are watching a re-run of “Groundhog Day,” as there are many similarities from 2010 to this point in 2011. Two examples are a relatively strong first quarter in each year followed by some unrest in Greece and Europe because of their unsettled economic situation. Continue reading
Let’s Play Ball
All right, so the Red Sox aren’t off to a great start this season. But I refuse to believe that my cavorting with Bucky F*cking Dent in Florida had anything to do with this pitiful display. Despite my deep New … Continue reading