While driving home from work, the radio talk show hosts were ranting about the pending return of inflation. The stories ran from scary to not-so-numbing numbers.  But what was on my mind was the question:  Are my retirement earnings keeping up with inflation? 

Many commodity prices are hitting record highs, notable among them are oil, corn, and wheat.  Aside from the fact that it's costing you more to fill up your car lately, you're probably thinking, why do I care about commodity prices? The answer is simple: these commodities factor into almost every product or service sold! 

Numerous financial institutions over the last year have announced huge losses related to write-down of collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), like those backed by sub-prime loans. Initially, many business managers thought, “No big deal.  Good thing I’m not in banking.” But as many companies have found out, they are “in banking.” 

We invest in different types of assets to generate revenues and profits. Financial assets like accounts receivable; physical assets like technology hardware, office equipment and inventory; and our most important asset -- human assets, which is our employees.

Is your Business in the Superior Returns Sector? Ever wonder how your industry scores in the returns sector?  Well, if you are in the Business Services Industry, you get the green light for superior returns.