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Mike Maehl
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- Spokane, WA
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Last View: 3:01PM, 15 Apr 13
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- Occupation & Employer
- Financial Advisor; Opus 111 Group LLC; Securities and Advisory Services offered through KMS Financial Services, Inc. I also host "Money Management" Saturdays from 11 - 12 on KXLY 920AM.
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- Accounting & Finance
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- News & Media
- Education
- BS, Northern Illinois University
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- http://www.opus111group.com
- http://@mywallstreetguy
Mike Maehl's Blog
Thoughts on the market after the S&P downgrade
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:26pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
8 August 2011
Let’s lead with a quote from a man who is highly regarded by both investors and industry professionals.
“I’m kind of amused by the fact that a year or so ago, Standard & Poor’s ratings was the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, a joke, and now they’re the last word. Interestingly enough, Moody’s hasn’t said a word… We’re focused on very short-term things here, too much noise and not enough perspective.” - Jack Bogle, senior chairman, Vanguard…
Continue How to meet people when you're not a natural at it
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 4:16pm 9 Comments 0 Likes
"Studies have shown" - one of my all-time favorite phrases - that the biggest fear for most of us is speaking in public. I'm willing to wager that a very close second is attending an event that's primarily strangers and actually be expected to meet and talk with them.
Messrs. Kavilas and Battle have set up LP to represent an outstanding combination of high-tech and high-touch. The latter is through the workshops and events available to all of us. It's likely - unless you're those…
Continue Perspective - The dollar and commodity prices
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 8:57pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Whether a currency – anybody’s – is considered weak or strong is directly related to what return that currency provides compared with other currencies. So, since the prevailing interest rate here is, effectively, zero – the dollar is considered to… Continue
The economy and the markets are moving forward - so should you
Posted on August 23, 2009 at 9:02pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
“There is far more danger in a public monopoly than there is in a private monopoly, for when government goes into business it can always shift its losses to the taxpayer. The Government never really goes into business, for it never makes ends meet and that is the first requisite of business. It just mixes a little business with a lot of politics and no one ever gets a chance to find out… Continue
Mixed economic signals
Posted on February 7, 2009 at 5:33pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
As I mentioned in my closing radio market report yesterday, reasonable people have legitimate cause for… Continue
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Mike,
It's been a while....hope you're doing well. At some point, we should catch up. Great progress with the start up since we last met!
Mike,
I would like to personally invite you to attend the Refresh Leadership Event at GU Wolff Auditorium (Jepson Ctr) on May 18th. I have attached a flyer regarding the event. Please feel free to register you and your team members by calling our office at (509) 747-6011.Refresh Leadership
Mike,
Great to see you also! Caught your show this morning nice to hear an optimistic report on this snowy / slushy Wednesday. See you soon - Traci
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That's pretty funny - my ol' buddy Mikula who used to work at the pool with me sent me the same article yesterday...
As you know, I was a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival (MCIWS) and it was one helluva school that we attended down in Coronado Island. It was definitely three of the most demanding weeks of my life. As for the new changes, it sounds like they are making it easier to me, but maybe not... Could just be changing the skills tests, although I thought the old program was pretty good. I ran a lot of Marines through swim qualifications, and it was a good time for us. The first thing we did was have them remove any loose items, including rank pins, from their uniform. So we didn't know people's ranks, and it was pretty funny if you had an officer or a staff NCO, (and they didn't know our rank, because we were in red trunks and blue T-shirts), and we would be like, "Hey Marine, need you to follow directions here" and they would get so pissed... It was great.
Mike:
I passed along the intel to Sgt. Tee and he got quite the kick out of it!
Best to you and your family!
Chuck
Mike:
Good to see you man!
Thanks for the ADD. I enjoyed meeting you at Launchpad this week. I look forward to tuning into your Saturday show.
Micheal
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