Due Diligence

Doing homework on prospective investments lacks everyday appeal. It is often tedious, sometimes costly, and usually time consuming, perhaps leading to unsavory conclusions. As a process, due diligence runs the gamut from clarifying government regulations to spotlighting money-laundering concerns. Investors short-circuit this essential function to their detriment. Many failed deals are hastily buried out of embarrassment. Yet more thorough research could have prevented an outsized loss or exposed outright fraud.

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Hollywood Pauses Russia

The international outcry over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been so great that the major Hollywood studios had little choice but to abandon the Russian...

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Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou

The Theranos saga was destined to be a Hollywood script. Its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, dropped out of Stanford to revolutionize health care. Instead, she was indicted on fraud charges after bilking hundred of millions from tech-tuned investors. Among those who had a touch point with Theranos were Secretary of Education Betsy Voss and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Even large corporates like Walgreens and Safeway were lured by Holmes’ siren call.

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