Ziad K. Abdelnour

Why we need the rich?

It has an often repeated axiom that a person can learn a whole lot about a society by how it treats its poor. But just as much can be learned by looking at how that society treats its rich. Indeed, the economic future of the poor – and our nation – will b... Read >

What's wrong with hedge funds today?

What's wrong with hedge funds today? For those of you who don’t know; a hedge fund is basically a pooled investmentvehicle (like a mutual fund) where there are absolutely no constraints on what the investment portfolio manager can do with the money. ... Read >

About those greedy banks and how to deal with them in the future

As a financier who deals on a regular basis with all size and type banks, I thought I’d address in here why did banks give home loans to people who they knew couldn't repay over the last couple of years, and how to deal with them in the near future. Ba... Read >

14 Best Ways to Increase your Alexa Traffic Rank

Alexa is the site where you can know the popularity of your site by seeing Alexa world rank of the site and you can have the rank for country wise too. Why do we need to increases the Alexa rank because it is been used by many of the SEO’s expert or Webma... Read >

How do you keep creating

Increasingly often, people ask my opinion on what is likely to happen financially to the world we live in today. Though I am no “crystal ball" reader I can assure you that the dangers are more numerous and larger than ever before in my lifetime and qu... Read >

Our thoughts for 2010 and beyond

If you all recall, on November 23, 2009, The New York Times published one of the most alarming articles concerning the United States fiscal situation that have appeared in a long time entitled "Federal Government Faces Balloon in Debt Payments". The artic... Read >

On the Most Frequently Asked Questions regarding our Oil derivatives Trading Business

1. Are there certain laws you have to follow in International Global Trading? The laws are UCP600, Incoterms 2000 and the ICC Paris. You want to make sure whatever you write and whatever documents you sign these laws are mentioned. These laws are applic... Read >

Why Reshaping our Tax System is today an Absolute Must

With income tax rates set to go up on January 1, 2011, Congress is hotly debating what to do next. Most economists though agree: Keep them where they are. One option, to let the tax cuts passed during the Bush administration expire for only the richest 3%... Read >

On the Challenges and Opportunities we see in Private Equity in the Middle East (MENA) region

Private equity in the MENA region is a relatively new phenomenon, although it has been an attractive funding avenue for international firms for decades. Since the oil shock of the 1970s, petrodollars have found their way back into the West, often as inves... Read >

So should you buy your business or build it from scratch?

Deciding whether to expand your business organically or through acquisitions is the ultimate “build or buy" decision. It’s similar to the choice between buying an existing home or building your own, but we’re talking about your livelihood here—not to ment... Read >

Private Equity Investing - Setting the record straight

As venture capital and private equity continue to make news headlines, entrepreneurs may find it challenging to distinguish fact from fiction. 1. Do investors win at the expense of entrepreneurs? 2. Are investors out to wrest control from management?... Read >

So how do you raise money today?

1. The Next 12 Months Will Be Very Darwinian. Unlike the past few years, only the smart and the strong companies will do well in the next couple of years, as there is simply not enough fat in capital markets or the workforce to take the weak along for the... Read >

Ziad K. Abdelnour - On the Challenges and Opportunities we see in China

The practice of doing private equity investing in China has come into question early this year. The disputes between Google Inc. and the Chinese government have been one factor; others have included the continued concerns raised in the West about China's ... Read >

Is Water The New Gold?

It is a fact that water use is today rising at double the rate of global population growth owing to urbanization, more water-intensive agricultural products, growing industrialization of emerging markets and the impact of climate change. The supply of fr... Read >

Ziad K. Abdelnour

Once referred to by the New York Times as one of the 100 most creative and fiercest investment bankers on Wall Street, Ziad K. Abdelnour is a dealmaker, trader and financier with over 20 year experience in merchant banking, private equity, alternative inv... Read >