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Renee’s Rule™ — It never hurts to ask.

February 26, 2009

Approximately 20 years ago, I began compiling Renee’s Rules, which I will share from time to time on this blog.  [...]

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Restructuring of the economy

February 21, 2009

What we are experiencing is nothing less than a restructuring of the U.S. economy. In some ways, it is like [...]

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Bailout ignores major segment

January 31, 2009

This week, I met with a potential client--clearly a really nice guy--who has run an exceptionally successful business for over [...]

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Distressed Investing Conference #3

January 27, 2009

During one of the most interesting panels of the conference, Mike Heisley, a self-made billionaire according to Forbes, made an [...]

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Distressed Investing Conference #2

January 25, 2009

One of the most interesting–and telling–observations at the conference came from David Shapiro, KPS Capital Partners, who said that the [...]

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Distressed Investing Conference #1

January 20, 2009

Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving for the TMA’s (Turnaround Management Association’s) Distressed Investing Conference. http://www.turnaround.org/Events/Calendar.aspx?objectId=9313 When I first joined TMA approximately [...]

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Turnarounds and political appointments

January 6, 2009

I am watching with interest the controversy swirling around the proposed appointments of Leon Panetta and Sanjay Gupta. Although I [...]

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Introduction

January 4, 2009

"These are the times that try men's souls" (Thomas Paine, The Crisis, 1776) As financial troubles roll through the economy, many--possibly, [...]

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