The banking crisis is just the latest ‘unintended consequence’ of the problematic decisions being made by forces beyond your control by Governments and Financial Institutions.  They are the result of short-term strategies trying deal with long-term, systemic problems.  In this case, it’s the cumulative effect of too much printed money, encouraging bad consumer and businessbehaviors, […]

The latest cause to distrust are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.  Now, the whole banking system, which funds our economy, has been called into question.  It’s put Sam Bankman Fried on that back burner, almost forgotten, as bank stocks plunge and crypto rises. Where are people to invest their money?  Can […]

When my youngest brother was a baby, I remember him wearing shoes with a bar attaching them.  I was amazed that despite this devise, he was able to rapidly move to wherever he wanted, which was usually towards some sort of trouble. In the 80’s, I decided to learn more about orthodontics. Less than 10 […]

That’s the phrase, amongst others, that my wife coined to describe me as the leader of my practices.  She was describingmy desire to constantly improve and hold those around me accountable.  Grit, determination, and excellence are not, in my world, weaknesses.  Thankfully, I married up in the brains and perseverance departments, as we’re soon to […]