Many of us make resolutions at the start of a year. At the very least, we pause and reflect on the passing of the year just lived and think about what might or could be different in the new year. This year is different. We are starting a new decade. A decade that […]
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We have announced our first four symposiums for 2020. You can view them here: https://sarasotainstitute.global/event-listings/#!event-list Each Saturday event is a full day in the magnificent Neel Performing Arts Center on the beautiful campus of the State College of Florida. The first four symposiums face four of the ten major categories The Sarasota Institute has […]
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[NOTE: Karen Holbrook is regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. She is a Founding Advisory Board Member of The Sarasota Institute and has been a part of the program committee for “An Educated Person in 2035” the first Symposium of the Institute’s inaugural year 2020. To learn more about the day-long symposium Karen […]
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In response to numerous requests, we have created a Sarasota Institute Membership level that provides entrance to every symposium and event produced for 2020. Membership guarantees: -50% or greater cost savings on tickets -guaranteed and preferred seating -Access to all whitepapers and videos from symposiums -Sign up by 12/31/19 to lock in pricing […]
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The Sarasota Institute, a 21st Century Think Tank, has announced four symposiums for Spring 2020. In addition, in response to numerous requests, we are offering memberships that will provide deep discounts on all events for 2020, guaranteed, priority seating and exclusive access to the recordings and whitepapers. The Four Announced Symposiums: “An Educated Person […]
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Jason A. Voss, CFA, argues that customers care about many more financial events in their lives than just retirement. Yet, the investment industry seems hell bent on just featuring this one. Why?
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The American culture is very comfortable using the words “consumers” and “consumerism.” If I called my friend a consumer and producer, he would not object. In his company, he is a producer. He would say that by producing, he is able to consume. The more successful he is in producing, the more he would be […]
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[ NOTE: This is a chapter excerpt from David Houle’s latest book, the first of an eBook trilogy entitled “Moving to a Finite Earth Economy – Crew Manual”. The subtitle of the first eBook is the name of this chapter, The Three Economies. All three books are to be priced at $2.99. Book 1 is […]
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In November, 2018, Democrats won a majority in congress. For us Democrats, that should have been good news. And it was, up to a point. For those of us Democrats who believe that the future is in space, there was a problem. People like Bernie Sanders—the most influential formulator of policy in the Democratic […]
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The Sarasota Institute is putting on three free presentations to the community of Sarasota-Bradenton. These are to introduce the larger community to the goals and visions of The Sarasota Institute. We will explain how the Institute was formed and our plans for the future. Here is the information for the three free presentations: […]
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