The Leyendecker View Blog
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» TLV: Best Crisis Ever!
- July
- 03
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: July 3, 2020
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
- Benjamin Franklin
ENJOY YOUR 4th OF JULY
The USA actually declared independence on July 2nd.
July 4th is when the official “Declaration of Independence” was published in newspapers.
The country’s population at the time was estimated to be 2.5 million people.
There is something written on the back of the Declaration of Independence.
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» The Leyendecker View: IRS Sends $1.4B to Dead People
- June
- 26
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: June 26, 2020
“Life is part what you make out of it and part what it makes out of you.
Free will and chance don’t often share the same agenda.”
- Doug Leyendecker
SOME GOOD NEWS
Tiny forests are growing all around Europe
Inspired by Japan, to help restore biodiversity.
A 2,100-acre ranch for teachers
Mysterious funder trying to reshape America’s school system.
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» The Leyendecker View: Is ESG a Marketing Ploy?
- June
- 19
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: June 19, 2020
“Every father should remember one day his son will
follow his example, not his advice.”
- Charles Kettering
SOME GOOD NEWS
Highly effective lung cancer treatment
May be just around the corner.
Spot the robot dog is finally for sale
He’ll only set you back $74,500.
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» The Leyendecker View: Are PE Investors “Free Market”?
- June
- 12
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: June 12, 2020
“All seemed lost in the American Revolutionary war, until it wasn’t.
All seemed lost in the American Civil War, until it wasn’t.
All seemed lost at Pearl Harbor, until it wasn’t.
Fear not, America will rise from these difficult times a greater nation.”
- Anonymous
SOME GOOD NEWS
Did you find the $1MM treasure
Hidden away in the Rocky Mountains for a decade?
Historic agreement to help pollinator sustainability
Energy and transportation companies collaborate to provide butterfly habitats.
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» The Leyendecker View: Options for the Next Stimulus Bill
- June
- 05
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: June 5, 2020
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
- Nelson Mandela
SOME GOOD NEWS
15-year-old girl bikes injured dad across India
Wowsville! Humanity can be amazing.
Lockdown shoppers are eating healthier
So suggests survey of 11 countries and 11,000 shoppers
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» The Leyendecker View: The Hottest IPOs
- May
- 29
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: May 29, 2020
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
- Oscar Wilde
SOME GOOD NEWS
Economist Paul Krugman upbeat on economy
Let’s hope he’s right.
Improve your mental performance
By eating ice cream for breakfast.
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» The Leyendecker View: A $2T Stimulus Not From the Government
- May
- 22
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: May 22, 2020
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
- Benjamin Franklin
SOME GOOD NEWS
100 year old is knighted
For his $40 million fundraise for UK doctors and nurses.
Animals that have staged a comeback
Blue whales, bees, and wolves are back from the brink.
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» The Leyendecker View: Navigating Deglobalization
- May
- 15
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: May 15, 2020
“I cannot judge what he did because I did not have his information.”
- Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore
SOME GOOD NEWS
Chef Guy Fieri to battle it out with Bill Murray
In a live nacho-making contest for charity.
Elders around the world surviving Covid
Some of their stories.
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» The Leyendecker View: The Restart
- May
- 08
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: May 8, 2020
“I cannot judge what he did because I did not have his information.”
- Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore
SOME GOOD NEWS
Spinning the globe the wrong way
John Krasinski gets schooled, plus grad speakers the SGN way.
Man assembles his own antibody test
And beats Big Science to the punch.
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» The Leyendecker View: Radical Ideas From a Hedge Fund Manager
- May
- 01
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: May 1, 2020
“Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
SOME GOOD NEWS
Supermarket Publix buying excess food from farmers
And donating to food banks.
Some Americans donating their stimulus checks
If it’s not material to you, then here’s what you can do.
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» The Leyendecker View: A Remarkable Leap Forward
- April
- 24
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: April 24, 2020
“Ignorance more often begets confidence than knowledge.”
- Charles Darwin
SOME GOOD NEWS
A remarkable leap forward
It took only a few months to develop a point-of-care rapid test for Covid-19.
99-year-old veteran raises $30MMish for UK’s National Health Service
By walking laps in his garden. You go, bro!
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» The Leyendecker View: Investment Banking Consolidation Coming?
- April
- 17
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: April 17, 2020
“We learn from history that man can never learn from history.”
- George Bernard Shaw
SOME GOOD NEWS
Safe, clean, next-gen nuclear is coming
If we’re willing to accept it.
Plastic recycling about to experience a positive step change
So suggests a French company.
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