When you think of Panera Bread, you probably have images of fresh coffee, great baked goods, really tasty salads... and you probably have the assumption that they’re made on premises.

Well, somewhat.  

Recently there was a viral story from a disgruntled Panera employee who photographed a package of frozen Panera mac and cheese, just prior to an artisanal defrosting in the microwave.

There was much consternation, the employee was...

We can’t change the past, but we can look to the future. 

How’s yours? 

Are you satisfied with your life—your family, your friends, your work, your home, your health? What are the things you can (and want) to change, and what things can’t you affect, in the coming year? 

I don’t mean anything as silly as New Year’s Resolutions, which are usually in the wastebasket within a month (amazing how many great buys on exercise equipment...

In this episode of The Intelligent Investing Podcast, Eric Schleien and Glenn Surowiec discuss the Index Investing Bubble as well as discuss General Electric (GE) which has been going through a massive restructuring.

 To learn more about this podcast, visit https://ericschleien.com/podcast/glenn-surowiec-index-investing-bubble-general-electric/.

For some time, we included in our Mid-Year Letters and Year-End Letters our insight about the political environment and government tension which have characterized the last several years of American life. We consistently strove to remind ourselves that the shenanigans and political tension on display in Washington and state capitols were a sideshow. We reminded you that sideshow was, ultimately, separate and apart from the nat...