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  • Iron Capital Perspectives
  • June 30, 2015
  • Chuck Osborne

“Nip It in the Bud!”

“Nip it in the bud!” That is what Grandma would have said. If one wishes to put an end to certain behavior, then she had better make that clear as soon as possible. If one allows small transgressions, then slowly over time the transgressions will grow and grow until all authority to stop any transgression is depleted.


  • Iron Capital Perspectives
  • June 17, 2015
  • Chuck Osborne

Change

The only constant in life is change. Then again, the more things change, the more they stay the same. But wait, sometimes what is old is new again? These cliché’s can be so confusing. If you don’t believe me then consider the NBA championship series between Golden State and Cleveland. It could be called the…


  • Iron Capital Perspectives
  • May 11, 2015
  • Chuck Osborne

Everyone Is an Expert

As markets continue to take three steps forward and two steps back there has not been much to talk about. Of course all the financial television channels are still in operation, as are the web sites, tabloids, newspapers, etc. Today it seems they are really in the noise business, not the news business – I…


  • Iron Capital Perspectives
  • March 25, 2015
  • Chuck Osborne

It Is What It Is.

This is a great time of year for sports fans. The NCAA Basketball Tournament, better known as March Madness, is one of those events that transcends sports as a cultural phenomenon. People who have not watched a basketball game since last March will sign up to enter their office pools and fill out brackets. The…


  • Iron Capital Perspectives
  • February 9, 2015
  • Chuck Osborne

Judgment

This past week all anyone wants to talk about seems to be Pete Carroll’s judgment, or lack thereof. For those who may have missed it, Pete Carroll is the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks who many think would have won the Super Bowl if he had simply called a run instead of a pass…