What is Neoliberalism?

Executive Summary Neoliberalism is an elite model of exploitive economics in line with the British School of Economics. Introduction Neoliberalism is a political philosophy that is highly connected to private banking interests. It is the dominant philosophy of both the US Democratic Party and Republican Party. Neoliberalism is marked by globalism and low taxes for…

What is the Primary Purpose of the Stock Market?

Executive Summary The stock market is presented as one thing, but in reality something very different in terms of its effect and who benefits from its existence. Introduction Stock allows companies to raise money from investors, but the stock market is also about enriching the senior members of these companies by offering them stock options,…

What is the The Necessity of Quarterly Earnings?

Executive Summary Quarterly earnings are a feature of a financialized economy. They place companies under the yoke of the quarterly cycle. Introduction Public companies are required to publish their earnings quarterly, and in the US, all companies are required to estimate and pay taxes quarterly. This places great inefficiency into the system, as companies often…

The Complications of Having to Please Wall Street

Executive Summary Software companies need to focus on two goals, one bettering their companies the other pleasing Wall Street. We will provide a quote of how this second goal interferes with the first. Introduction At Brightwork, we have covered false statements presented in quarterly reports, such as in the article Inaccuracies on SAP’s Q2 2017…

How Poor Venture Capitalist Firms Have Become Increasingly Fatigued

Executive Summary VCs have a reputation for investing in things they don’t understand. Now it turns out that VCs are also fatigued! Introduction VCs appear to work on the way to the public but work very differently when those who have experience dealing with VCs. In the article How Much of Vishal Sikka’s Explanations on…

The Transparent Casino

Executive Summary How the Financial Casino Works Introduction The credit roulette wheel that Americans have been playing has its roots beyond the financial industry and is related to stagnating wages and a high-level class warfare which has been waged and won by the ultra wealthy. They desire what other oligarchies have desired, an indebted and…

The Negative Relationship Between Quality vs. Funding in Economics and Finance Reporting

Executive Summary What is little discussed is that the more financially successful media entities are the most corrupt. This article covers how the most accurate articles come from small media entities. Introduction Conventional and wealthy media outlets are an excellent place to find out what Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley would like you to believe….

The Problem with Milton Friedman – Compendium

Executive Summary Selling Opinions The Shock Doctrine Professor Friedman felt both that corporations had no business spending money for social good, and that business should not be regulated because all regulation would eventually be captured by business interests. What type of world would this result in we wonder? Introduction Of the posts on this blog,…

How Obama as Nothing But a Tool for Concentrated Power

Excutive Summary Obama Selling Out Larry Summers and Obama Are Coming After Us Next Obama Selling Out The rapidity with which Obama has bought into every position promoted by the elite is absolutely spellbinding and makes one wonder if Obama believed a single speech he gave on the campaign trail. Obama lawyers have recently argued…