Question of Silkscreen Print Originality

                       

Sometimes referred to as screen printed or silkscreen prints, these works of art have commanded lots of attention from collectors.

                       

I have paid attention to the question of print originality as this is a factor in determining value. After all, when collecting, you must ask yourself what is true art?

                       

One of the several cogent factors has to do with the way prints are created by the artist. Each copy of a print made in multi-copies can be original if done according to established standards.

                       

I have always felt, along with experts on the subject, that the silk screen process does not produce a genuine original because the artist has no complete control over the finished work, as is the case with other print processes. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)

Your Own Investment Goals---Not The Media’s

 

                       

Consider your personal investment goals when investing, not media suggestions.

Media advice can be totally misleading because they invariably disregard individual circumstances. Namely. the investor’s age and ability to take risks.

                       

You can afford to take losses in your youth when you have time to recoup any errors that you cannot afford, when you are older or retired.

                       

Investors must also consider risk by taking into account their knowledge of the securities markets and other distinctive personal situations; age, ability to take risks, etc.

                       

Therefore, much media advice and commentary is universally misused. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)

Use a Temporary Job For a Career Pathway

                       

Why not look for a temporary job when permanent opportunities are scarce? There are a variety of temporary positions in different industries, over a variety of activities.

                       

This advice is for those just out of school with a new diploma but with no job offers in their chosen profession. Or a suggestion for those of you who have no idea what it is, exactly, you would like to do at work.

                       

You will get the on-the-job experiences you need, though few may relate in any way to what you studied in courses at school. You may even wait tables in some instances.

                       

But they will all add to your practical education. And, importantly, to your pocketbook. (See the Earl J Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)

A Government Agency With Reduced Workers?

                       

I’ve seen some numbers pertaining to employees working at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or FDIC. We know the organization as the overseer of deposit insurance and the caretaker for solvency of banks.

                       

In 1995, the agency had had about 12,000 employees; the number is now down to about 4,500.

                       

I cannot say why this occurred while the other agencies grew.  Politics and inter-agency bickering is probably the underlying reason. I may add, however,

that the FDIC has done a far better job than many of the other banking and monetary agencies the U.S. government employs. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole at twitter.)

Media’s Economic Misinformation

                                   

Most people are confused about personal finance, economics and business and related political slants. Because most folks are in the dark about the basics that they should have acquired in public school. College graduates often are just as lacking in fundamentals.

                       

Except for any leftist indoctrination they may have gotten from professors. Most have no knowledge of finance, economics and business.

                       

And unfortunately, most radio and Tv moderators and anchors have had similar “liberal” schooling, and are in no position to correct such views. (See the Earl J Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)

Bank Regulation Causing Financial Instability?

  

There’s lots of competition among banking regulatory agencies. You have the FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the SEC and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). They’re made up of bureaucrats vying for dominance and power. Criticism varies; as one example, the OCC is said by some to be too close to the big banks,

                       

The question is whether such competition is healthy in that it may be imposing directives that make banks even more unstable in an emergency. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole at twitter.)

College Students Aren’t Being Educated

                       

Interestingly, Richard Arum and Josipa RoksaIn in their study of 3,000 students at 29 colleges and universities, found that after two years in school, as much as 45% "did not demonstrate any significant improvement in learning." And after four years, 36% did not.

                       

To add insult to injury-by-education, students’ debts have increased well over 500% since 1999; many are in default. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole at twitter.)