Today is the 100th anniversary of Milton Friedman's birth, born on July 31, 1912. He was a true champion of human economic freedom, and one of the clearest voices on behalf of the individual's right to choose that the world has ever known.
We have written many times in the past about the importance of Milt Friedman and his arguments for...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Roger McNamee on "time horizons"
Here's a thought-provoking video of venture and private equity investor Roger McNamee being interviewed a few months ago and discussing some of the things that he looks for in an investment.
As interviewer Emily Chang brings up beginning at 10:15 in the video, Mr. McNamee is a very focused investor -- his first fund at Elevation Partners...
Friday, July 13, 2012
Open House at our new offices in San Luis Obispo
Taylor Frigon Capital Management Open House, July 2012
Taylor Frigon Capital Management hosted an Open House with wine and hors d'oeuveres at our new offices in San Luis Obispo on July 12, 2012. If you were able to attend, these were the slides that were displayed on the circular walkway. If not, you can view them as a slideshow...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A response to Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Above is a video from Harvard professor and Brazilian politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger, containing his declamation against what he sees as the problems with the American economy and with both political parties, and his prescription for setting the conditions to allow "the voice of democratic prophecy to speak once again in American life."
Central...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Taxes you already pay for things that you do not buy
It's been almost a week since the Supreme Court handed down their ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare"), and we're still digesting the impact of the ruling.
One acquaintance of ours whose opinion we respect has pointed out an observation that we don't believe is widely understood, which...
