Briefings: A Test That Too Many People Fail

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Briefings: The Planning Begins -- For a Currency War

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Forbes: Why The Market May Go Ugh Under Trump

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Here's some bad news for inauguration day. If you are a stock market investor brace yourself for a fall in prices.

Sam Stovall of CFRA Research explains the ins and outs of the matter in this video.

Forbes Video: Why Small Biz Loves Trump

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Small business owners were a big part of the reason that Donald Trump won last year's election. They had their reasons. 

Joan Adams of Pierian Consulting explains the detail in this video.

Forbes Video: Is The Trump Admin. Doomed To A Recession? History Says Yes

By SIMON CONSTABLE

No President wants to see a recession on their watch. 

Unfortunately for President-elect Trump the risk of a recession goes with the territory. The first reason should be obvious. In a capitalist society there are business cycles that go down as well as up. The down periods are less long-lasting than the up periods, but still they happen, and it is a risk everyone who occupies the Oval Office takes on.

The second reason is that Republican presidents have a long history of seeing a recession within their first two years in office. 

Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research explains the history and why an early recession might be avoided in this video.

Forbes Video: Trump Era -- What's It Like For Conservative Women?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

During last year's campaign there was no shortage of reporting on President-elect Trump's interactions with women. 

Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to meet with long standing conservative, Joan Adams of Pierian Consulting. She explains her thoughts on the matter in this video.

Forbes: Stop Looking For A Job

By SIMON CONSTABLE

If you're graduating college or grad school in a few months, then don't bother to get a job. Instead, get multiple gigs. That's the message from Diane Mulcahy, author of the recently published book The Gig Economy.

Earlier this month I had the good fortune to meet with her for breakfast. Her idea is simple: Rather than seek a job, it's far better to find your niche in the so-called gig economy, a.k.a. selling services direct to more than one corporation simultaneously. Read more here.