Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • Markets are efficient in spite of Bitcoin and other market anomalies

    There is always a lot of volatility in the market. Many people are seeing it as a gambling table (me included) but we have to keep faith that markets are in fact efficient. Equities such as Bitcoin, Tesla, and many other recent trends make you scratch your head with disbelief.…

  • Careful, These Issues Can Knock Your Business Off Course From Day One

    A massive number of companies fail in their first year. If you are starting your own business, you need to understand why this is and the challenges you can encounter. Here are a few of the problems that you might need to tackle head-on.  Pexels Source CCO License Legal Trouble …

  • 221 Scott Cunningham, The economics of sex work, abortion policy, and crime

    Who is Scott Cunningham Scott Cunningham is a professor of economics at Baylor University. He is the co-editor of The Handbook for the Economics of Prostitution with Oxford University Press. His career has focused primarily on the economics of risky behaviors, with a special focus on sex work, abortion policy,…

  • The Best Way to Save for Retirement

    The pandemic has changed the way we live. The economic downturn and the surge in unemployment have presented people with all kinds of financial complications. This makes things difficult for those who are aiming to retire. Before the global health crisis, 54% of pre-retirement adults felt confident that they could…

  • Control what you can, let go of what you can’t

    Every January I take a vacation down South. But not this year. This year my vacation was ruined by Covid-19. Don’t cry for me. I am so grateful not to be infected by the virus. I am in good health, in a heated apartment, with an internet connection, all the…

  • A Quick Guide To Disaster Recovery At Home

    Recovering from a disaster at home can be one of the most difficult things to do. Whether you have experienced a flood, fire, or break in, there are a few things you need to do to minimize disruption to your family and protect the things you have left. The below…