The October issue of The Insurance & Investment Journal is bookended with short articles about advisors, the first involving mystery shoppers and the second the ‘fee for service’ model. Taken together, they provide some updated perspective on what goes, or perhaps what should go, into the scales of advisor compensation. Read the rest of this entry »
Two Perspectives on Advisor Performance
November 2, 2015
TOP 10 Darwinian Halloween Escapades
October 29, 2015
When the laws of survival collide with the abandon of Halloween…
- Invite zombies over to your house for trick or treat snacks
- See how many candles can be lit in a giant pumpkin by trying it indoors first
- Have a ‘dance till you drop’ party for fans still around from the 1975 release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Read the rest of this entry »
Clichés Upgraded – Part XLIV
October 26, 2015
Halloween is on the horizon, so ‘liven up’ the occasion with enriched clichés (with the originals in italics):
- He put a small audio recording in the folder so when opened it sounds like a plan
- Spinning your wheels means you’re going to need one large and sturdy tabletop
- A consequence of stabbing a utensil into your mouth is you’ll speak with a forked tongue Read the rest of this entry »
Memorable Quotes # 35
October 23, 2015
As Halloween approaches the end of next week, it’s worth remembering that this time of year marks the 40th anniversary of the initial release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, widely considered the most popular cult classic film.
There were many memorable songs; here is an excerpt of probably the best known…
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting.
Memorable Quotes: Tales of Screenwriters – Part Twenty-Three
October 15, 2015
The Rules – one for all:
(a) “Even a film that was shot in six weeks…has hundreds of people bringing their contribution to the table. That the initial vision of the screenplay page remains intact by the time it hits the screen is miraculous considering how many fingerprints get on it along the way – even when those fingerprints are well meaning fingerprints. So when you see something intact, you really have to take pleasure in it, if you’re the guy who put the words on the page in the first place… To see those components having all sailed in the same direction and landed safely, instead of hitting the rocks, is fantastic.” Read the rest of this entry »
the watch of time 
Memorable Quotes: Tales of Screenwriters – Part Twenty-Four
The Rules – a screenwriting ‘guru’ perspective:
“I always tell writers to expect the worst of life and in Hollywood. This way you can guarantee that your surprises will be exclusively of the pleasant variety.
What I think really pays off is stumbling around, blindly and stupidly, and grabbing on to that which you really like. That’s true in your life narrative, and it’s also useful in your screen narrative. Read the rest of this entry »
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