Opinion

Gooding: Narrow your focus to win on an exit

By Tommy Felts / March 28, 2016

At the time it wasn’t quite so obvious, but now I realize that I was incredibly fortunate to spend the first part of my career in small-market mergers and acquisitions. Turns out it’s an arena where one can acquire an incredible depth and breadth of business knowledge. On an almost daily basis, I was learning…

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Thomas: 3 investing lessons from your busted bracket

By Tommy Felts / March 24, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. It’s here — the one month of the year where a single college basketball tournament costs employers a collective $1.2 billion for every hour of lost productivity. And it’s fantastic! I’m a big believer that we can find investing lessons in nearly every…

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Stephens: It’s time to embrace Kansas City’s cowtown character

By Tommy Felts / March 23, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. I get it. I do. Many of you moved to Kansas City from small Midwestern towns to get away. Kansas City is the big city. You are tired of the fly-over jokes, the rolling prairie, the Casey’s General Store. You want hip, cool,…

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The WTF Series: Encryption and Apple’s predicament

By Tommy Felts / March 21, 2016

For those of you who have been living under a rock the last month, there’s a “little” snafu going on between Apple and the FBI. The FBI handed Apple a court order demanding access to the password-protected iPhone of a mass shooter. In an open letter to customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained that the…

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Women entrepreneurship: Miles to go and room to grow

By Tommy Felts / March 18, 2016

I am an unabashed coffee fan, but conflicting research on my favorite brew has both raised and dashed my hopes. One study reveals that my two-cups-a-day may increase longevity, while another points to an increased risk of heart disease. Sipping a cup recently while reviewing data on women-owned businesses and entrepreneurship, it occurred to me…

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