John S. Wolfe

Chile was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake this morning. The epicenter was 200 miles south of the capital, Santiago (above). Reports said that some buildings in Santiago collapsed and power was out in some areas. The airport was closed. A tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific islands. Having just been there, I wasn’t surprised [...]

First, he did apologize. “(The banking industry) made a lot of mistakes,” U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis told the Feb. 25 Phoenix Economics Club luncheon crowd at the Arizona Biltmore. “The industry failed you.” Banks gave out loans they shouldn’t have and lost sight of their customers, he said. Those December bonuses were a bad [...]

These are some observations gleaned from the recent international practicum of Executive MBA students at Arizona State University in Chile and Peru. One of the visiting speakers to the Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile was Santiago Grage, the corporate finance manager for Empresas La Polar S.A., a Chilean retailer. La Polar has an interesting story. [...]

These are some observations gleaned from the recent international practicum of Executive MBA students at Arizona State University in Chile and Peru. It’s kind of unsettling to get lessons in federal fiscal prudence from individuals from Chile. The long and thin South American country along the Pacific Ocean – picture Texas squeezed into a 100-mile-wide [...]

The panel (from left): Brandie Feuer, Becky Armendariz, Morgan Durant, Jay Baer and hostess Carey Pena of Channel 3. It was a full house Tuesday night at the Mission Palms in Tempe to hear the Arizona Interactive Marketing Association panel on the impact of social media in business. Some highlights: Jay Baer, President, Convince and [...]

Nine speakers shared wisdom and advice with 10,000 people Feb. 4 at Jobing.com Arena. Here’s an opinion on how they ranked: 1. Phil Town: The investor/author offered advice for the small investor. With corporations, fund managers and pensions controlling 85% of Wall Street’s volume, the “little guy” has some odds stacked against him. But Town [...]