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Steven A. Markowitz

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Steven A. Markowitz's entire professional life has been with Allen Organ Company, the world's largest organ builder, becoming president in 1990. Allen's manufacturing has always been in the United States.

Markowitz guided Allen through a successful diversification into data communications. After that subsidiary's sales increased more than 20 times, in 2006 Allen divested it and Markowitz took the musical instrument and contract assembly businesses private in a debt-free transaction.

Throughout Allen's history it avoided excessive debt, which benefited stakeholders, employees and the local community. In doing so it ignored the financial services industry's advice that promoted debt for the short-term benefit of a few stakeholders, a finance me ...more

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Volatility Index in the Danger Zone

Stock volatility is one “force” tracked by serious investors through the VIX. Historically, low volatility indicates investor complacency, i.e. lack of concern for downside of equity valuations. Low volatility has often foreshadowed a market downturn.

A VIX number below 10 indicates low volatility in historical terms, a rare event. In fact, it is been reported that in the last 28 years there ha

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	Good Debt, Bad Debt and a Better Way Forward by Steven A. Markowitz (Goodreads Author), Randy P. Bjorken (Illustrations) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triumphs & Trials of an Organ Builder by Jerome Markowitz, Randy Bjorken (Cover Design), Steven A. Markowitz (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars