This Week in Barrons: 9-9-2018
This Week in Barrons – 9-9-2018 : Thoughts… No one likes to sacrifice. Today our idea of risk is to start a new business with somebody else’s money. We seem to be so afraid of failing and the repercussions – just ask Harley-Davidson. Nobody wants to get caught in the crosshairs – just ask Google. And then there’s Colin Kaepernick who risked it all. Colin was an NFL quarterback who stood-up for what he believed in. On September 1 st , 2016, Colin sacrificed his salary and career to battle the NFL. And then Nike weighed in. I remember a time when people stood-up to those who took advantage of them. Now, Nike's record is not perfect, but they've done a very good job of standing-up for their athletes. Nike is calling both the NFL's and Donald Trump's bluff. Nike is standing-up and saying: “No Mas!” Nike is counting on ...