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		<title>Emotional Decisions</title>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/23/emotional-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Emmer, President, Optimize Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again. Suddenly, people are fleeing the stock market for the safety of muni’s and other low risk investments. The U.S. dollar is strong only because of the weakness of the Euro and other foreign currencies supported by extraordinary deficits.  Emerging markets such as China, India and Singapore are the only ones growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You are Not Alone</title>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/14/you-are-not-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Emmer, President, Optimize Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have the opportunity to work with hundreds of executives every year.  I hear it all, from the upbeat to the melancholy. Quite regularly I hear a group whine: why don’t we do have controls for this, or why don’t we have a strategy for that.
The reality is that organizations on their face are dysfunctional.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are your Values in Question?</title>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/05/25/are-your-values-in-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Emmer, President, Optimize Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first saw it, I remember thinking that BP’s bright sunburst (green, yellow and white) logo looked really refreshing compared to those of other stodgy oil company brands. BP has positioned itself as the greener energy company. Bet they would like to take a mulligan. Its current stock decline alone has cost BP $25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Return of M&amp;A</title>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/02/18/the-return-of-ma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Emmer, President, Optimize Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our economy slipped into recession, private equity investors retreated and sat on the sidelines. As a result, the wizards of Wall Street find themselves in a tenuous position. Without their capital deployed, they cannot generate the management fees required to sustain revenue. They are like caged tigers waiting for their prey to enter the [...]]]></description>
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