July 02, 2008

Alan Quasha - a resume of leadership

Alan Quasha is a most successful businessman, social leader and financial wizard. His resume reads as one that would be sufficient to serve as the resume of 10 people.


His investment firm, Quadrant Management Inc., which he founded, acquired Carret Asset Management, LLC, where he is is Chairman, and this has added to his invesment and fiscal activities that span almost every sphere of the economy. Quasha was governor of the American Stock Exchange, and also a director of American Express Funds, the mutual fund arm of American Express Company.

He is involved in many social improvement initiatives, serving as the Executive Director of Brain Trauma Foundation. He is also involved in many speheres outside of the limited world of investment banking and fiscal policy, serving as the  Chairman of the Visiting Committee at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and as a member of the Overseers Committee on University Resources at Harvard University.

Quasha he also heads Acerno, which saw him extend his activities into the marketing and advertising arena. Alan Quasha is married with two daughters.


 

June 22, 2008

The weakening of the USD

The weakening American currency has effected many shares on the American Stock Exchange. This has been witnessed in the past, as the cyclic foreign exchange repeats itself. Business leaders, among them those occupying the leading positions in the Forbes 400, like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, Eric Shmidt, Alan Quasha and Craig Barret, among others, are aware of the fluctuations.

This volatility in the forex markets is something that previous governor of the American Stock Exchange, Alan G. Quasha, and other investments managers are familiar with. Exercising investment caution and managing one's finances are the secrets to capital growth and profitability.