Most companies reward hard work. This is why people get paid overtime, and why full-time workers make more than part-time ones. But, if you think about it, hard work alone says nothing about how much value you create. You could be toiling day and night, and be mostly useless to your employer. To your employer’s […]
Hernando de Soto’s parents always talked about Peru as he was growing up. His family had moved to Switzerland after a coup. They were kicked out of the country, and for many years de Soto thought of Peru as this magical place. When he was 38, de Soto moved back to Peru. He knew the […]
Beneficiaries and Last Wills – 5 Examples of Your Chance to Get Creative Author: Ryan Derks – Ravenna Capital, 2015 In this article we’ll discuss one of my favorite segments of investing that is often overlooked because it seems more of a requirement than a chance to let your personality shine: your last will & […]
‘Sell in May and go away – Let the statistics do the talking.’ Author: Ryan Derks – Ravenna Capital, 2015 Every year about this time people are looking towards summer break. However, the summer break I’m writing about here is a different type. Specifically, a break from the stock market. ‘Sell in May and go […]
This past weekend we hosted our first ever softball tournament. We were fortunate to get one of the best softball fields in KC. As you can see, it’s situated right under the WW1 monument with the city skyline sitting over right field. Yes, it was mostly just our friends and family but hopefully in the future […]
This week, at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, the School of Education held its 2015 Urban Education and Community Forum with the topic being ‘The role of universities in transforming communities’. The keynote speaker was Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III – the current president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Hrabowski has […]
The Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve hosted a “Meet The Fed” event recently and we were able to attend. There were different departments of the Fed there discussing what each of their roles are and how they contribute to the whole picture. Did you realize that the KC Federal Reserve is the main […]
We had the opportunity to attend a lunch with Mayor Sly James this week. The subject of the discussion for the mayor was what it takes to pilot this position, and review civic highlights from the past twelve months. We were fortunate to gain a deeper understanding of current initiatives our city has undertaken, as well as the […]
Yesterday afternoon we attended a regular continuing education event sponsored by the Financial Planning Association(FPA). After going over some new regulations we listened to Stephanie Kelton speak. Stephanie Kelton, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the top-ranked blog New Economic Perspectives, a published author, […]
One of Kansas City’s greatest entrepreneurs, Henry W. Bloch co-founded H&R Block Inc. in 1955 and helped build it into the world’s largest tax preparation company. Now 92, he sat down with his son, Tom Bloch for a conversation covering Seven Lessons for Entrepreneurs gleaned from the elder Bloch’s experiences. Some great stories and life lessons […]