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Given That Ever-broadening Array Of Options And Alternatives, As Consumers And Investors, We Are Often Bewildered. We Need Guidance. That's Where Today's Brands Come In. They Are Not So Much Signals About A Particular Product, They Are Signals About Good Judgment, Trustworthiness. A Big Brand, Whether It's Schwab Or Disney, Is Becoming Analogous To A Portal That Sells Us Advice About Where We Can Find Great Deals.

I Grew Up Poor. My Mother Raised A Family Of Four On Between $9,000 And $15,000 A Year.

It Is A Myth That Higher Taxes Lead To Less Demand And Slower Growth. In The First Three Decades After World War Ii, Us Top Tax Rates On The Wealthy Were Never Below 70 Percent.

Terrorism Itself Is Not The Greatest Danger We Face.

Technology Enables Consumers And Investors To Have Extraordinary Choice And Ease Of Switching, Which, In Turn, Stimulates Much Fiercer Competition Than Ever Before, Which, In Turn, Makes It Imperative For Every Institution To Innovate Like Mad. That Innovation Is Powering Our Economy These Days, And It Requires Companies To Find And Utilize Creative Workers. That's The Most Important Syllogism Going; Technology Is Embedded In That Syllogism, But It's Not As If We're Seeing These Productivity Gains Because Of The Technology.