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Chart of the Day: Luby’s Inc.

Posted on November 2, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, “Luby's, Inc. operates as a multi-brand restaurant company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Company-Owned Restaurants, Franchise Operations, and Culinary Contract Services.”

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The Study of Failure

"The initial step in learning from our mistakes is recognizing that our present knowledge is inadequate (Perkinson, Henry J. “LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES.” ETC: A Review of General Semantics, vol. 36, no. 1, 1979, pp. 37–57. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42575890.)."

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Chart of the Day: Och-Ziff Capital Management Group

Posted on November 1, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, “…Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC is a publicly owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides investment advisory services for its clients. It primarily caters to institutional investors which include pension funds, fund-of-funds, foundations and endowments, corporations and other institutions, private banks and family offices. The firm invests in equity and alternative markets across the world. It employs quantitative and qualitative analysis to make its investments.”

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The Study of Failure

"This is a typical mistake that U. S. companies make: they begin courting, and marry the first one who asks without checking them out or without picking the partner, the country, or the market that best suits their needs (Fjetland, Michael. “Strategic Mistakes in International Transactions.” Journal of International Marketing, vol. 4, no. 2, 1996, pp. 75–86. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25048647.)."

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Chart of the Day: Five Star Senior Living

Posted on October 31, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, Five Star Senior Living Inc. (FVE) “…operates and manages senior living communities in the United States.”

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The Study of Failure

"The scientific method is essentially a monument to the utility of error (Schulz, Kathryn. “Making Good Mistakes.” RSA Journal, vol. 156, no. 5543, 2010, pp. 16–17. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41380031)."

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Chart of the Day: Christopher & Banks

Posted on October 30, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, Christopher & Banks (CBK), “…through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of private-brand women's apparel and accessories in the United States.”

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The Study of Failure

"Mistake 1: Not Understanding the Decision Context. It is necessary to understand the decision context to make good value trade-offs. This means that you should know what the decision is, what it is intended to accomplish, and what types of alternatives are available (Keeney, Ralph L. “Common Mistakes in Making Value Trade-Offs.” Operations Research, vol. 50, no. 6, 2002, pp. 935–945. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3088614.)."

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Chart of the Day: Globalstar Inc.

Posted on October 29, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Yahoo!Finance describes Globalstar  Inc. as, “…Globalstar, Inc. provides mobile satellite voice and data services worldwide. The company offers duplex two-way voice and data products, including mobile voice and data satellite communications services and equipment for remote business continuity, recreational, emergency response, and other applications; fixed voice and data satellite communications services and equipment in rural villages, ships, industrial and commercial sites, and residential sites; and satellite data modem services comprising asynchronous and packet data services.”

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The Study of Failure

"That which is not worth doing is not worth doing well (Roger Lowenstein.  Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist. Random House. 1995. page 286)."

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Chart of the Day: iPass Inc.

Posted on October 26, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, iPass is a provider of , “…mobile connectivity that enables Wi-Fi access on various mobile devices in the United States and internationally. It offers mobile connectivity services that provide cloud-based solution allowing customers and their users access to its Wi-Fi network to stay connected to the people and information.”

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The Study of Failure

"It seems possible that the same creative destruction process fueled by successful ventures may also be fueled by unsuccessful ventures. In short, the process may be blind to the outcome of a particular venture. If so, then failed entrepreneurs may be as heroic as successful entrepreneurs (Knott, Anne Marie, and Hart E. Posen. “Is Failure Good?” Strategic Management Journal, vol. 26, no. 7, 2005, pp. 617–641. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20142255."

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Chart of the Day: U.S. Global Investors

Posted on October 25, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Yahoo!Finance describes U.S. Global Investors (GROW) as, “…a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also provides its services to pooled investment vehicles.”

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The Study of Failure

"Failing actually is a good thing. When we pay attention to what went wrong, and why, it only and invariably prepares us to succeed in the future (Ferguson, Maria. “Failure IS an Option.” The Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 95, no. 4, 2013, pp. 68–69. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23611840.)."

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Chart of the Day: DPW Holdings

Posted on October 24, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, DPW Holdings, “…designs, develops, manufactures, and sells power system solutions for the military/aerospace, medical and industrial-telecommunication industries in North America and Europe. The company offers custom power system solutions; high-grade flexibility series power supply products, such as power rectifiers; and value-added services for original equipment manufacturers.”

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The Study of Failure

"The market failure model ultimately fails, like other deductive models, because it is not sufficiently derived from an empirical base [Zerbe and Medema,1997]. It is not sufficiently inductive, and instead relies on methods of understanding that derive specific propositions from general principles without much attention to observed facts (Zerbe, Richard O., and Howard E. McCurdy. “The Failure of Market Failure.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 18, no. 4, 1999, pp. 558–578. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3325755)."

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Chart of the Day: Eco-Stim Energy Solutions

Posted on October 23, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According the Yahoo!Finance, Eco-Stim Energy Solutions (ESES) is a provider of, “… oilfield services in the United States and Argentina. The company offers pressure pumping, coiled tubing, and field management services to the upstream oil and gas industry.”

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The Study of Failure

"Examining coached problem-solving episodes for events that result in learning, Van Lehn et al. (2003) found that not only was successful learning of a principle (e.g., a concept, a natural law in physics) associated with events when students reached an impasse during problem solving but also that when students did not reach an impasse, learning was rare despite explicit tutor-explanations of the target principle (Kapur, Manu. “Productive Failure.” Cognition and Instruction, vol. 26, no. 3, 2008, pp. 379–425. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27739887.)."

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Chart of the Day: Amkor Technologies

Posted on October 22, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) provides "...outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States and internationally. The company offers turnkey packaging and test services, including semiconductor wafer bumps, wafer probes, wafer back-grinds, package design, packaging, and test and drop shipment services."

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The Study of Failure

"Evidence from psychology also suggests that success generates more effort, while failure tends to lead people to reduce their effort and shift their attention to areas where they can be successful (Levin, Ben. “The Failure of Failure.” The Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 89, no. 3, 2007, pp. 234–235. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20442456.)."

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Chart of the Day: Hovnanian Enterprises

Posted on October 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) is described by Yahoo!Finance as a company that “…designs, constructs, markets, and sells residential homes in the United States. It constructs single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes.”

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The Study of Failure

“Research on failure as a motivator is limited, though the evidence that does exist suggests that students can grow both from learning about the failures of other successful people and from experiencing failure themselves (Fattal, Isabel. The Value of Failing. The Atlantic. April 25, 2018. link).”

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Chart of the Day: Nxt-ID

Posted on October 20, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, Nxt-ID is, “…a security technology company, engages in the development of products and solutions for security, healthcare, financial technology, and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. It offers non-monitored and monitored personal emergency response systems (PERS), including landline and cell-based options; the Fit Pay Trusted Payment Manager Platform (TPMP) that provides IoT and wearable devices with contactless payment capabilities and full digital wallet functionality; World Ventures Flye SmartCard, a smartcard customized for WorldVentures, the travel company; and Fit Pay General Purpose Reloadable Mastercard, which offers prepaid capabilities on wearable devices connected to the TPMP.”

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The Study of Failure

“…while risk-taking can lead to either spectacular success or disastrous failure, looking only at successes will show a positive correlation between success and risk-taking.

“At least half the problem, says Denrell, is that data for failures tends to disappear. After all, companies that pursue unsuccessful strategies either go out of business or change their approach. Either way, information about the unsuccessful strategies becomes scarce, especially in comparison to the wealth of data from successful organizations (Krakovsky, Marina. What We're Missing When We Study Success. Graduate School of Business, Stanford. January 1, 2004. link.)”

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Chart of the Day: Guard Dog Inc.

Posted on October 19, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, Guard Dog Inc. (GRDO), “…provides identity theft solutions for individuals, groups, and corporations in the United States. The company offers guidelines and tips for safeguarding personal information, and technology to remedy identity breaches.”

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Chart of the Day: MagneGas Applied Technology Solutions

Posted on October 18, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, MagneGas Applied Technology Solutions (MNGA) is, “… an alternative energy company, creates and produces hydrogen based fuel through the gasification of liquid and liquid waste in the United States and internationally. The company offers MagneGas2, a hydrogen-based fuel for metal cutting as an alternative to acetylene.”

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The Study of Failure

“Earlier this month, the Republican presidential nominee said if he were president he would allow domestic steel producers bigger profits, afford them greater protection from foreign competition and stretch out their timetable for meeting federally mandated clean air and water standards. Carter is likely to offer much the same ("President Carter's plan to revive the nation's ailing steel..." UPI Archive: Financial, 29 Sept. 1980. Infotrac Newsstand.).”

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Chart of the Day: Vivos Inc.

Posted on October 17, 2018 by | Leave a comment

According to Yahoo!Finance, Vivos Inc. is, “…a radiation oncology medical device company, develops brachytherapy devices for the treatment of non-resectable tumors. It focuses on the development of yttrium-90 based RadioGel device, an injectable particle-gel for brachytherapy radiation treatment of cancerous tumors in people; and IsoPet for animals. The company was formerly known as Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation and changed its name to Vivos Inc. in December 2017.”

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