Ron’s Observations
Hail to the Chief
With the campaign season upon us, I recently found myself sitting in front of the television (what a shock) watching a popular governor deliver a speech before a town hall audience. I was very impressed with his understanding of the issues, his TV presence, and his charismatic delivery. He appeared […]
Read more »The Boys of Summer
A few weeks back, I was caught up in following our national pastime as my young neighbors from Bellaire, Texas captivated our hearts at the Little League World Series. As I watched their youthful enthusiasm, gritty effort, and love of the game, I couldn’t help but take a little stroll […]
Read more »Back to School
Whoever said, “You can’t go home again” may have very well been right. This past weekend, I attended my 20 year high school reunion. (I must have been about eight years old when I graduated.) Needless to say, I was extremely excited about reliving old experiences, sharing life-long memories, and […]
Read more »Don’t Blame Me
Far be it for me to shy away from controversy. Hopefully, some of you remember my March 2000 newsletter (“Irrational Exuberance”) where I expressed my unease about the valuations of the equity markets and the investor mentality that existed back then. That piece was later reprinted in an April issue […]
Read more »Stalking Eunice (Brounes???)
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Those of you long time readers (hey Mom) should recognize this recurring theme from a few past issues. (So, I run out of topics from time to time.) Well, in this newsletter, I aim to prove that expression wrong and am asking […]
Read more »Irrational Exuberance
“Greed is good!!!” Or so we were first told by Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” and then again by Seth Davis in “Boiler Room.” In reality, though “art imitates life,” we don’t have to see these movies to realize that we are living in very greed oriented times. Popular TV […]
Read more »You Deserve A Break Today
Early in the month, I took a much needed vacation to visit some friends who, for business purposes, are spending a year in Bergamo, Italy. They served as “expert” tour guides, traveling around with me as their schedules permitted, pointing out all of the important sites of the country. Whenever […]
Read more »Remember Me
The other day I received an e-mail from an old college bud that contained an attachment of a Fortune Magazine article entitled “America’s Forty Richest Under Forty.” Though I felt fairly certain that I did not make the top 40 again this year, I quickly scanned the list to see […]
Read more »Let The Games Begin
A month or so ago, a Junior Olympiad (known as the Maccabi Games) was held in Houston, featuring 1,500 teenage athletes from all across the United States (and several other countries), participating in a variety of athletic competitions. The games took place over the course of a week, with sporting […]
Read more »Waiting For Tomorrow
A little over a year ago, I received some incredibly disturbing news about an acquaintance of mine who had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. At the time, the prognosis was not good. Though we didn’t really run in the same circles, we shared a common interest in […]
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