Category Archives: Office News

Last week we had  yet another successful production and deliver of The Crash Proof Newsletter. After the delivery of the newsletter,  Matt and I excitedly monitored the web traffic as our readers received the newsletter and enjoyed our hard work. Although it is extremely satisfying to see that we are reaching hundreds of consumers every other week that are eager to learn more about the things that matter most to them in retirement, I thought to myself today; “I wonder if the rest of the office Read More +

Now that we are looking at nice, warm weather; I think it is important to make sure you are not “that guy” on the course.  You do not want to be the reason 5 hour rounds are taking place.  A lesser person may send some warning shots at you to pick up the pace.  One way to make sure this does not happen is to prepare your putts while waiting, to avoid delaying other players.

  Following up from yesterday’s tip; your grip is a critical part of the swing.  The club is not a baseball bat; so don’t hold it like one.  Grip the club in your fingers and not into the palms of your hands.

  Now that Spring is finally here and April is shaping up to be a mild month; the better your striking ability is, the easier it will be to keep your distance with the clubs. The longer the club head remains on the intended line of flight through impact (i.e. square for a normal swing), the better.  This will help minimize those errand slices and shanks.

    Check your balance before starting your swing by feeling each of your cleats are making equal contact with the ground.  If you start off-balance, you will never recover to be balanced while swinging.  If you follow this tip, you at least have a chance of having a more balanced swing.

Perhaps our most buzz-worthy post to date, I am writing today to share the news of the long anticipated welcoming of Traci’s son Lucas to the world. Traci is now proud mother to this beautiful baby boy.   Joann Small couldn’t be happier to meet her new grandson with Phil Cannella by her side. Let’s all be sure to give a big congratulations to Traci when she makes it back to the office.                        

I have some bad news to share with the office today…. Unfortunately, when you go to pour yourself some coffee each morning you will no longer have the beautiful sight of Matt and Kean hard at work right outside of the break room. Although I know it is the better part of your day seeing us whenever you visit the break room, but business comes first and business calls for us to relocate within the office. If you find that you simply cannot handle a Read More +

  As golf is a civilized game, today we focus on etiquette. A golf course is meant to be a place free of interruptions;  cellular phone and pagers should be kept on ‘Silent’.  Enjoy the time on the course and use it to ‘re-charge’ yourself and get away from your day-to-day life issues.  

Today we switch from putting to the swing:   At the end of your swing, your weight should be over the top of your front heel and your front foot should not have moved.

  Today’s tip is focused on helping you with your short game:   Once again I will be calling on your imagination to help guide you to a better swing. Imagine a railroad track 1″ wider than your putter.  Keep your putter in this track during back swing and follow through. By creating guidelines with your imagination, you essentially force your natural kinetics to be more precise.

We got some exciting news last week when we found out that Phil Cannella was invited to be a panelist on Larry Kane’s “The Voice of Reason” on the Comcast Network. Naturally Phil was honored to be appearing on the show with such a respected journalist as Larry Kane, as well as with his fellow panelists, Ryan Sweet, Senior Economist at Moody’s, and Dr. Bruce Rader, Assistant Professor of Finance at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Earlier today, Mike and Joann Small went down Read More +

  Here’s a hint for your swing.  The golf action is based upon a free swing of the hands and arms independent of the body.

  Your grip when holding the club is important.  For a proper grip, slight finger pressure should be applied with the last three fingers of the left hand and the two middle fingers of the right hand.  No pressure should be applied with  thumbs and index fingers of either hand.  For lefty’s, reverse this.

To really make this a series you need to have more than one post.  Keep your eyes out for more. I came across this tid-bit and it includes a video.  Enjoy. Golf Ball hitting steel at 150 mph This video is at 70,000 frames per second.  Most people think golf balls are fairly hard.  Now, understand, no one has a swing speed of 150 mph, including Tiger Woods who is just under 130 mph.  The reason you often hear people talk about ball compression and Read More +

  To help improve the office as a whole  I will be sharing some of the better golf tips that come across my desk from my daily calendar.   Today’s hint: Imagine your wrists are in a cast so that they cannot break down and flip at the ball during impact when chipping and pitching.   Keep your eyes out for more tips from my series, Pete’s Crash Proof Golf Tips.  By the end of the year I expect all of us to be scratch Read More +

  I thought this was an interesting story. Really gives credence to Phil and Joann’s argument that fiduciary responsibility is needed on Wall Street. Best-selling author Patricia Cornwell was forced to sue her Wall Street-based financial advising firm for negligence in mismanaging her multi-million dollar portfolio. Cornwell claimed in court that the advisors managing her money put her in investments that were all but certain to lose cash. She also argued that these analysts deliberately placed her in certain investment vehicles–many with poor track records–that profited them, but Read More +