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| Previewing Three Major Guest Projects - Jun. 27, 2005 |
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During the second half of this year, I have three special guest projects planned that I believe will be of exceptional interest. Two are "done deals," as the saying goes, the third is not. I hope very much, however, the last one does fall into place, since it deals with a topic of broad general interest as well as immense and growing economic importance.
Michael A. Endicott
During the next several months, I will be reviewing a book now being written by Michael A. Endicott, a retired agent of the United States Secret Service. Not only did Mike have a fascinating, truly esteemed career with the Secret Service, but what took place immediately upon his retirement is absolutely unique in the annals of American political history.
Dr. James J. O'Leary
The second undertaking will be comprised of several installments, more or less following a biographical format. I will be the author, and the material will cover the life and career of Dr. James J. O'Leary, someone who became a close friend and remained one up to the time of his death several years ago. He also was an incredibly valued mentor in the early years of my career.
I consider Jim to be one of the finer business economists of the 20th Century. His name is not a household word, but I will try hard to change that. His vocational accomplishments were indeed significant, and I believe that as a result of this endeavor, readers will learn much about some intriguing and very critical history of the US economy and financial markets.
"Wellness"
The third, albeit highly tentative project at this moment, involves "wellness." As we are all painfully aware, health-care costs are completely out of control, with more and more people finding themselves either with declining coverage or no coverage at all! And as we also have seen recently, this problem literally now threatens the survival of a major portion of the defined-benefit pension world.
Who would deny that preventative medicine is a highly sensible thing? And in its many facets, it also can be highly cost effective. A growing number of companies and organizations are now coming to understand that "wellness management" can be an exceptionally effective vehicle for cost containment in the health-care area.
This is why I'm excited about the possibility of a guest article (or articles) on the subject, authored by someone who is involved firsthand in some of the more innovative approaches the area currently offers. There is a solid chance, unfortunately, I will not be able to put this together, so I better not evoke any more enthusiasm, in case this does not come to pass.
Stay tuned!
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