To invest money an investor asks the typical following questions: How much do You need in total for Your project ? How do I recover my investment ? How long until I recover my investment ? What is my Guarantee? What are the risks ? Have You done it before ? What are the critical …
«Happiness is having good health and a bad memory. » (Ingrid Bergman). Decision makers and leaders, how can we remember 2020? One of my first actions in 2021 was to make a list of all things that went wrong in 2020. And the list was endless … Why should I hurt myself again? Maybe, behind …
Do you know about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations (UN)? According to Focus 2030 polls, 83% of French people do not know about the SDGs, or have heard of the SDGs without really knowing what they correspond to.1 What are the Sustainable Development Goals? Contrary to popular belief, sustainable development …
United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Unknown to The General Public? Read More »
How does the COVID-19 crisis affect the way we work? How do Experts and decision makers adapt? An interesting report on the concrete case of an Expert hiring. Chronology report related to the COVID-19 and the impact on the search for an Expert in IT Enterprise Architecture End of January 2020. An important client contacted …
It should be noted that not only is the definition of the word Expert
Most entrepreneurs write their business plan as a shopping list and a description of how they intend to build their project. Except for themselves and maybe a few, family, friends and fools who love or admire those entrepreneurs, nobody cares about it. At least not an investor, unless he perceives feasibility itself as an issue. …
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Which currency is stable over time and not subject to inflation? None. The reason why is simple: Every currency is: A borrowing tool for the government, directly generating severe inflation. Victim of poor management. Political No longer covered by gold. Historically, the gold standard secured against effects of inflation and deficit spending. It was guaranteeing …
The distribution of shares of stock, of bonds or of any other sort of securities can be done in a private or public manner. Everywhere in the world, any distribution of securities is highly regulated by the legal order. This arises from the very nature of the security that incorporates a right or an obligation …
Mezzanine Financing or Mezzanine Capital refers to subordinated debt or preferred equity securities that often represent the most junior portion of a company’s capital structure, but that is still senior to the company’s common equity. This form of financing is often used by an issuing company seeking to finance its Initial Public Offering on the …
Abstract from Investment Madness by John R. Nofsinger In order to operate in the financial markets, it is crucial to understand the investor’s psychology. Every human being is influenced primarily by his perception of things at a given moment. Human memory stores some images of this perception, even if it is imperfect, altered by emotions …
