I predict that come Spring 2015, you’re going to see the women’s departments in major clothing stores festooned in Aquamarine, Scuba Blue, Lucite Green,Toasted Almond, Strawberry Ice, Tangerine, Custard, Marsala and Glacier Gray colored dresses, skirts, pants and blouses. Well, actually it’s not my prediction; it’s Pantone’s prediction. Pantone is perhaps the biggest name in the world of color and the company predicts what colors are going to be popular. It’s not the only professional color prognosticator in the biz, which is...
If you were like many people across the country, you probably watched or read about the new products Apple introduced recently. The majority was interested in the gadgets themselves. We can now order either a grande or venti iPhone, if I can borrow Starbuck’s sizing system for a moment. However, some people were watching the product announcement and the days leading up to it from a different perspective. We’ll call this group “investors.” Great products, Apple stock down An interesting thing happened to the price of Apple stock – it rose...
When you were young and someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up, did you answer doctor, pilot, actor or some other glamorous – and probably highly paid – profession? Let me suggest a career that many of us as we better understand what the world is all about might aspire to: wealth manager. At Evoque Lending, we work with a lot of men and women who are professional wealth managers and they are a savvy bunch. Imagine you’re in a position to hire a full-time wealth manager – what a great position to be in, right? – and you sit down at...
Do you ever wonder what other people are thinking about or what questions people have? If you’re in business, these things are good to know and one place where you can find out is Quora.com. I occasionally look there because people who are having trouble getting a bank loan sometimes ask questions about “hard money loans,” and that’s the business we’re in. Many who read the articles we post here are considering a hard money loan and they probably have the same kinds of questions on their minds, so I’ll take a little time...