Monday, February 24

Finance

After a strong January for the markets, February was a reality check on what we might expect for the rest of the year. Despite early gains, we saw softening last month. U.S. markets declined by low single digits, while international markets also dropped. Developed markets were down about the same as those in the U.S., and emerging markets performed worst of all. So, what happened—and where do we go from here?

As the head winemaker for the legendary Burgundy wine house, Maison Louis Jadot (Jadot), Frédéric Barnier gets many incredible benefits. One of them is traveling around the world, selling some of the most famous wines around the globe, rooted in a long history of high-quality wines that goes back over 150 years. On one such visit, before Covid even existed, he was able to bring his wife on a trip to New York City, and he found himself having dinner with his wife and a bottle of Bourgogne Pinot Noir. The wines labeled with Bourgogne on the front, without any other area following it, represent regional wines from the esteemed Burgundy wine region that can come from anywhere within that region. Yet Frédéric has another great benefit as he gets to taste Jadot 1er Cru (Premier Cru) and Grand Cru wines all the time because, as the head winemaker, he needs to know these wines backward and forward which can be astonishing as these wines can range from hundreds of dollars to thousands.

Achieving any level of success requires the ability to understand which goals are important and which aspirations can be abandoned. On a personal level, priorities are essential to creating a life you can be proud of. The same goes for businesses. Setting priorities must be done with intention and consistent effort in order to actualize the potential of any organization.

Over the past several weeks, there’s been quite a bit of change in Oklahoma City. For starters, the Thunder are amidst a five-game losing streak, which has altered the projection of the team the rest of the way. They’ve fallen to No. 13 in the Western Conference, and while there’s still a chance of making the play-in the odds are getting more slim.

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