Structured Settlements

President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Don McNay

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

Small Town Values in a Big Time Lawyer

Don McNay | Posted 10.10.2009 | Impact


Don McNay

It could be that President Obama is a small town guy after all. His early adulthood on the south side of Chicago is where he found a "small town" environment that embraced him.

Like Lottery Winners, Pro Athletes Also Blow Big Money

Don McNay | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Even as a structured settlement consultant, I was stunned to learn that within two years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or under financial stress.

Wall Street and Washington Dissing Main Street, One Year Later

Don McNay | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Wall Street and Washington don't understand what is happening on Main Street. The people in Washington are pushing the line that they saved us from "something even worse." Like what?

The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards

Don McNay | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Don McNay

When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.

Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Don McNay

When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?

Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

Renegade and Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media


Don McNay

Obama's election was not only a door opener for people of color. It also showed that people with absent dads, or no dad at all, can grow up and live in the White House.

The Simple Health Insurance Solution

Don McNay | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I've had my own angry, screaming battles with my health insurance carrier. It seems everyone I've talked to has had a similar experience. I just don't see them marching on Washington about it.

Bait and Switch Business Relationships

Don McNay | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on a higher goal that they forget about the people who help get them there.

Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Don McNay

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

Hank Paulson, Up To His Old Tricks

Don McNay | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Last year, I wrote that I felt that the American people were being conned. As I watch Paulson testify in front of Congress today, I KNOW we're being conned.

Michael Jackson, Elvis and Professional Hangers On

Don McNay | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Michael Jackson and Elvis died too young. They had the same handicap that many people with money acquire, the entourage.

Getting Rich and the Marshmallow

Don McNay | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business


Don McNay

We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.

Israeli Settlers' 'Obama Hut' Constructed To Mock Cairo Speech

Jerusalem Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


A day after US President Barack Obama reiterated his call to stop settlement activity during a speech in Cairo, defiant settlers continued to erect il...

Chrysler & GM: What Happens if Your Car Blows Up?

Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I know I'll never forget that horrible sight, I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right. Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve. -Jan a...

CNBC Has Become The Gong Show

Don McNay | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business


Don McNay

As a (former) daily viewer, I understood the network's biases but never cared as it usually gave me good information. Now, all they do is yell at me.

A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Don McNay

I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

Powerball Jack and the Wall Street Bailout

Don McNay | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If the people on Wall Street knew that no one would ever be there to bail them out, ever again, they would be less inclined to gamble with instruments they don't really understand.

Consumer Confidence and an All American Attitude

Don McNay | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

In today's economy, there are a lot of things out of control. Greedy bankers and lousy leaders put the world in peril -- it is easy to get depressed. Then I think about the bright side.