I doubt many of my readers spend a lot of time studying, or caring about, Rule 144A from the Securities Act of 1933, but let me point out how a recently proposed change to that rule might affect them.* The rule requires investors in the private capital markets to qualify as “Accredited Investors.” This means…
My mother will be celebrating her 90th birthday this week. I am not sure what her plans are, but I suspect they will include swimming, which she has done six days a week for many years. Keeping her body and mind in shape has always been very important to her and perhaps a key to…
It was always a treat when my elementary teacher brought in the movie projector. One of my favorites was the Disney cartoon story of Johnny Appleseed. Though a bit mythologized, John Chapman was a real-life pioneer who travelled across the country planting apple seeds for those who would follow long after. Investors I work with often…
I have a second home with six Xanadu plants and two of them struggle while the others are doing great. With some research I discovered that the two were getting more hours of direct sunlight than the others. I learned that the Xanadu family of plants thrives in low light and the few extra hours…
This week I attended the Newport Beach Christmas Parade of Lights. It’s an annual event where dozens of yachts, decorated in Christmas lights, parade around Newport Harbor. The sights, sounds, music and festive parties were a sight to behold. The parade passed by multi-million-dollar homes, high end restaurants and hundreds of additional moored yachts, all…