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Daily Archives: September 23, 2009

Surveying the Landscape

September 23, 2009
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Every issue of Cabot Wealth Advisory has a survey at the bottom and every so often we collect the results to get your latest opinions, comments and suggestions. We learn a lot from your answers and I urge you to take the survey. Below: My reactions to some of your comments. Some of our readers feel that Cabot Wealth Advisory is too long, but others feel it is too short. The message: You can’t please everybody all the time. I prefer to write shorter issues because I’m a research analyst by trade who attempts to convey his findings to...

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10 Random Thoughts

September 23, 2009
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10 Random Thoughts

Below are 10 random thoughts you might find interesting. 1) Last weekend’s Boston Globe had a big story on Foxwoods, the Connecticut casino complex that began as a bingo hall in 1986 and has grown into the largest casino in the world.  Owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (and creditors), the casino is struggling to deal with a $2 billion debt load.  It’s laid off more than 700 employees in the past year (6% of its workforce), but revenues have dropped faster.  When the Native American operation began, part of the logic was that the enterprise would bring...

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