March 2017 / That which we are, we are. Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. — Alfred Lord Tennyson In 1944, Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal published “An American Dilemma,” the seminal study on race relations in America, in which he challenged Americans to bring their racial practices in line with their ideals. Myrdal’s...
October 2015 / As we enter the 2015-2016 heating season, we first need to look back at some recent metrics to help formulate a buying strategy for going forward. North Sea Brent crude oil prices averaged around $46 per barrel in August, 2015, which was a $9 per barrel decrease from July, 2015. This was actually the third consecutive monthly decrease in prices and the trend mirrors concerns about...
MARCH 2014 / Imagine this: the tenant owners of the 200 unit cooperative apartment building you serve as Board President for announce to you that all future maintenance payments will be made using Bitcoin. What do you do? Where do you go for guidance? Have you even heard about Bitcoin? To begin with, what is Bitcoin? It is a virtual, fixed-issuance currency, which can be transferred via...
Best-selling financial author, Wall Street investment banker, social commentator, award-winning poet, energy consultant, off-Broadway producer, and community organizer in Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign, Ron Spurga is the ultimate Renaissance Man.
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