For decades the educated, well-traveled, and underpaidThe OG Joe's view have sought refuge in a place with exotic names, cheap and good wine, and easy-to-make orange chicken. For fans, Trader Joe's (TJ's) needs no intro. It's part wine store, part heal ...
An Acquisition Machine
As retirement calls, many business owners look to harvest their life's work and sell the proverbial farm. If that farm is an insurance agency and you're looking for someone to sell to, that partner may be Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. ("Gallagher", Ticker ...
What Healthcare Consumers Want
In many areas, the American consumer is flush with choice and transparency in where and how to spend dollars. Rent or buy. California or Texas. Water, Coke, or Pepsi. Ford or Tesla. Gold health plans, bronze health plans, or alternative health insurance, ...
What Buffett Avoids
Warren Buffett has invested in an old textile mill, utilities, insurance, reinsurance, shoes, chocolate, newspapers, banks, bricks, carpet, food, and more. “The ideal business is one that earns very high returns on capital and that keeps using lo ...
The Phases of Shopping For Healthcare
The shoppability of healthcare is a hotly contested area of the health insurance debate. "Lasik is the way. Lasik has gotten better and cheaper over time!"Could Healthcare Be Like Lasik? "Nonsense, you can't shop for care when you're uncon ...