John S. Wolfe

The news out of Chile suggests incredible devastation in Concepcion and the villages along the coast. Tidal waves created by the earthquake’s epicenter in the Pacific Ocean hit Chile with great force, lifting vehicles into buildings and swamping low-lying areas. More than 230 Chileans lost their lives. A contact in Santiago reports some damage to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]