What is the Real Secret to Success?

by J.F. (Jim) Straw Sorry, I hate to tell you this – but … There is NO “secret” to success. — That’s the problem. Most people who say they want to succeed, go around all their life looking for some “secret” that people like me are sure to know. They just know that if they … Read more

Letters of Credit

by J.F. (Jim) Straw Although the term “Letter of Credit” (or “L/C”) has a specific meaning, the term has been so abused and misused by con-men and assorted fools even some bankers don’t know what a Letter of Credit is. A TRUE STORY — only the names have been withheld to protect the guilty: In … Read more

Offshore Banking Is Not Evil!

by J.F. (Jim) Straw Back in 1986 … 20 years ago … I wrote and published a short booklet, “Offshore Banking Is Not Evil!” — Over 85,000 copies of it were sold (for $10) or given away. While surfing the net recently, I found it posted on over a dozen sites … some of them … Read more

Is the Depression Coming?

by J.F. (Jim) Straw The biggest questions on the minds of Americans today are, What is going to happen to our economy?” “Will we have a depression?” “How can I survive?” It has been my opinion for the past 10 years that we are long overdue for a full scale economic depression. But, it will … Read more