Thomas Van Drielen

San Jose, California United States

Semi-retired business owner

Advertising / Marketing / PR

After thirty years experience at the helm of personally owned small businesses, I retired so I could invest the past six years learning about changes to our economy, and our culture. That study has produced fresh perspectives on current problems. Here's some 'outside the box' topics on which I have been invited to speak to small groups in Silicon Valley. Investing for retirement: For many decades the primary resource for retirement investing has been the stock market. However, beginning in the 1970's the stock market went through a transition from marketing the profitability of a company to speculating on price increases based on perceived value of the stock by stock investors. ...