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Going off to college for four years and then clinging to the friendships made as we adjusted to the real life of work post-graduation used to a be a core experience of youth. That was a very different time in the history of labor in America.   Likely, members of Gen Alpha will ask elders, "What was 'college?'" Unlikely to survive are the myriad non-Ivies and not-state universities. If you want to do a "hail hail the gang's all here," class reunion, especially if your alma mater is in Pennsylvania, you better plan one soon.  Bloomberg's BusinessWeek features PA-based Albright College as an example of what is perhaps a doomed effort to make it through the decline in the number of college-aged, the loss of faith in college as preparation for careers and the glut of higher education facilities in that particular state.  Yes, that BusinessWeek analysis salutes Albright's president Debra Townsley as a focused turnaround leader. Among her bold steps ar...

Transactions such as Paramount's aggressive attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery involve plenty of legalities. Those pile up the billable hours for law firms in the loop. For this Cravath and Latham got the work. M&A has been a lucrative practice for law firms. Of course, the sector is hoping that 2026 will generate a surge in the number and value of those consolidations. Thrown off your game, maybe the first time since you started working? You made all the right moves and then the world moved in another direction. Intuitive Coaching. Special expertise with transitions, reskilling and aging. Psychic/tarot readings, upon request. Complimentary consultation with Jane Genova (Text 203-468-8579,  janegenova374@gmail.com ). Yes, test out the chemistry. Zero risk.  

  The succession competition is taking place at Disney. If this were happening just a few years down the road about who would follow Bob Iger as CEO one of the contenders might be AI. Some AI watchers don't frame that possibility as far-fetched. The Wall Street Journal has published an earnest article on AI running an entire company. After all, eventually that technology will exceed human intelligence. And it has been human intelligence - those smartest kids in the room - which produced such failures as New Coke, the AOL - Time Warner merger and putting on contract at Vanity Fair Olivia Nuzzi. It was also human intelligence, like that of Jeff Skilling, which destroyed corporations such as Enron, putting thousands out of work and wiping out investments. Actually, what could put sand in these technological gears is the issue of the rank and file workforce. There are decisions to be made about what percentage should be and can legally be robots. Good luck lobbying Congress and govern...

Yes, futures are up. At least now at 3:15 AM New York time. And there could be lots more positive in store for our Boomer nest eggs. Yahoo Finance reports:  "US stock futures rose Monday morning as Wall Street heads into a pivotal week dominated by the Federal Reserve's final policy meeting of 2025." Among those best positioned in this strange economy are we Boomers who don't have to make a living. Sure, we still might be deriving income from our labor but it isn't a must to pay our bills and indulge in a few non-essentials. 

America, a young nation that worships youth, now struggles with the aging who can't find work. About 33% of those in America are 50 years of age or older. They're the fastest growing group among the homeless.  Part of that is because, as ProPublica documented, once you hit 50: The odds are you'll be forced out of your job, and Only one in 10 who lands another job in their field will earn the same money. In contrast, as the New York Post brings back the infamous 1975 Murder in Greenwich, Connecticut story, the victim Martha Moxley will always be 15 years of age.  So young, so open a future.  Given the she was from a privileged family in an old-money WASPY town she would not have to chase a career. But if she did the first few doors would likely have been easy to enter. No question, blonde and attractive, she would have met a suitable life mate and married in a high-profile wedding as did Ethel Skakel to the dashing Robert F. Kennedy. The photos of that moment at Gr...