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Transcript: Ron Shaich, Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread & CAVA

The Big Picture

The guy is a brilliant operator, one of the best performing publicly traded CEOs in history, at least in the, in the food and consumer services sector. So, so those numbers are astonishing. And I was able to tax campus co-op. I taxed the student body. And I love food. What can I tell you? Welcome to Bloomberg.

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The Great Resignation Is Long Over

The Big Picture

Consider these columns going back to 2013 pointing out the foolishness of tax-payer subsidized corporate welfare queens (2013), and why median wages were rising ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2018 , 2019 ). By any measure, we still have an enormous number of unfilled positions. Then came the pandemic, and a huge federal worker subsidy.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 13-14)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: Why industry groups representing investment advisers and others have blasted an SEC proposal that would significantly expand its Custody Rule A new study suggests that organic client growth and profit margins are the key factors driving RIA valuations, with the firm’s affiliation model having little to no impact (..)

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Rabbithole: What Do People Get Wrong About Money?

The Big Picture

” A : Money is NOT a store of value to be useful, a dollar must maintain its value long enough for me to pay my rent or mortgage, buy food and energy, fund my entertainment and travel, pay my taxes, and get invested. Can you elaborate on how people misunderstand the very purpose of currency? It does that splendidly.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Banning Wall Street’s biggest municipal bond underwriters has foisted a hidden tax on their residents totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. A flair for comfort food is understandably a requisite skill for any chef working in this environment. ( They have each other’s phone numbers. Here’s your investing playbook.

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The Food Pyramid Is Killing Us

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

It laid out the threat and dug in with some numbers. There was no mention of some sort of extreme situation that might require that type of premium or any sort of extreme income that puts them in the highest tax bracket. Assuming that is true, it is the diet suggested to us by the food pyramid that is to blame.

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Saturday links: don’t kid yourself

Abnormal Returns

marginalrevolution.com) A record number of drugs are facing shortages in the U.S. gq.com) Food How did food delivery get so expensive? readtrung.com) Media States are tripping over themselves to provide tax credits to film production. (wapo.st) Pharma Add human growth hormone to the list of drugs in short supply.

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