Ever wonder how you can get shares of a hot IPO – initial stock offering?   Here’s the scoop. When a hot company’s IPO opens to the market,  both institutional and retail investors clamor to get a piece of the pie. Who are investors like you and me?   Wall Street calls...

A Philadelphia councilman, Jim F Kenney, made the news today but it’s not for the right reason. He hit the headlines for spending taxpayers’ money on social media. Holly Otterbein and William Bender of the Philly Daily News reported that Mr. Kenney spent $29,000 for a company to tweet...

Get on social media or you will fail! That’s the message that is being rammed down the throat of businesses today.  It reminds me of a high school popularity contest.  The reality is that, right now, social media only makes sense for some businesses, some of the time. Social media is...

What professions should you make sure are included in your closest circle? You know: people with skill sets you have on speed dial. With a tip of the hat to Harvey Mackay,  I’d like to present the ‘must have in my network’ list of skill sets from the perspective of someone...

We’ve all been in social media for decades, even if the phrase was not coined until recently.   If you break it down, it means being social using the internet. If you use email, you are active in social media.   Have you been texting on your phone?  That’s another way.  The...