Let me start by saying   Thank You   to all of my readers, clients, and business partners for our relationship. Like many people, it is a sentiment that I believe and feel but don't say enough.

Have you noticed all of the advertisements that essentially say, "We know the answer... the one way you should invest"?  It's a good line for selling something, but could be questionable if you dig deeper.

Architecture is one area that makes Chicago a world-class city.  One lasting principle of architecture & design that many are familiar with is "Form follows function."  In other words, as Wikipedia puts it, " that the shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon i...

In August 1981, a new channel called MTV made its debut appearance. Those of a certain age remember that MTV showed primarily music videos instead of reality TV.  The first video was called "Video Killed the Radio Star" by a British group called The Buggles.  The song lamented the end of ...