My name is Christopher Peter and I am the political economist, investor, and podcaster behind the original content you experience on The Christopher Peter Review. Not that long ago, I was watching one of the leading business networks and a contributor asked a very poignant question. How long can networks continue to pay elevated deals to obtain the broadcast rights for sports? A reasonable question. There might come a point where networks draw the line and hold their ground against organizations demanding higher fees for access to content. Given the market environment, one would expect some change in behaviors of the networks. That point may not come, as streaming services now become an even bigger player in the market for live sports. NBC and ESPN have used their streaming services as an outlet to connect streamers with live sports content. But pure streamers have dabbled. Amazon went all in by acquiring rights for Thursday Night Football. Now, Netflix made their big splash a

      My name is Christopher Peter and I am the political economist, investor, and podcaster behind the original content you experience on The Christopher Peter Review. Recently, Microsoft surpassed Apple as the world's largest company based on market capitalization, which is the total value of the ownership shares in the market.  Apple held the crown for quite awhile. But, investors, especially institutional investors, are not as bullish on the tech giant as they were in the past.  Despite having some of the most popular products and services on the market, there is some doubt about what this year will hold for the tech giant.  Do I agree? Well you will have to click on my image to hear my Changing of The Guard segment from my recent podcast episode to find out. 

    My name is Christopher Peter and I am the political economist, investor, and podcaster behind the original content you experience on The Christopher Peter Review. The social case for equality has been made clear as day. In a diverse nation like the United States, all people should be enjoy equal consideration and fair treatment. As Dr. Martin Luther King told us, we should judge not by the color of one's skin but by the content of one's character. There also is an economic case to made for reducing biases and affording all people an equal and fair chance of competing in our economy and contributing to our society. If people are here legally and are able bodied, then they might as well be contributor to our American economy than a dependent on our government programs. People are created equal. It is what we do in life than makes us stand out from one another. Our economy needs the diversity of innovation, ingenuity, and productivity to continue being the pinnacle of human ac

   My name is Christopher Peter and I am the political economist, investor, and podcaster behind the original content you experience on The Christopher Peter Review. Sports are considered the ultimate meritocracy. Teams, players, coaches, and the fans all do not receive benefits without putting in the necessary effort. There are no free lunches in many teams sports. Success is only gained on the other end of victory. Each champion has to navigate a season, where they deal with injury, poor play, and other forms of adversity in addition to the competition on the field. No team is giving away anything that is not earned. And all parties would not have it any other way. For instance, my Philadelphia Eagles started 10-1. That hot start did not discourage the next five opponents from playing their best and earning five victories out of the next six games. The Eagles were not handed the division crown and they certainly did not earn it in the end. Our economy is a free market capitalist syst

  My name is Christopher Peter and I am the political economist, investor, and podcaster behind the original content you experience on The Christopher Peter Review. Here are my topics for this week.   LEADERSHIP MATTERS: The quality of skills a worker possesses is important. But what is more important in my opinion is the quality of leader guiding the collection of workers or teammates towards a desired goal. Many people in management positions are not good leaders. Many cannot develop team members to get the best out of them, strategize to reach organizational objectives in the most efficient manner, or plan well enough to think beyond the tasks for the day right in front of them. If you want a better team, focus not only on those doing the work, but those leading the way as well. TIMING IS IMPORTANT: There are many factors in being successful in any endeavor. Having a great plan, possessing the right skills, and accessing the proper resources. One factor people miss is the importance

As we are well into the holiday season, we should focus more on spending quality time with family, friends, and all those we hold dear. Rather than obsess over the materialistic coma that typically defines the current holiday experience. For the faithful, we know that Christmas is more than simply what gifts received and what gifts you gave that people liked over others’ gifts. Sure, gift giving is part of it because it affords us a moment to show how much others mean to us. Even in the most modest present, we can show others that we are thinking of them and they are someone we value. The spirit of Christmas is love, joy, and goodwill amongst all in the human race. Should that be solely reserved for the Christmas season? Why can we not show this kindness all year long? Show consideration every day regardless of the holiday? It is not easy. But something that could help change our community dynamic. The common part of our daily life is myopically focusing on our needs and wants and igno

  Our economy is predicated on the idea that people are paid their worth to an organization. The idea not the reality. Really, you are paid based on the value your organization earns from your contributions to them. Fairly or unfairly. The Los Angeles Dodgers paid a massive fee to secure exclusive rights to a player who pitches and hit at an elite level. In a time, where players specialize in one discipline or the other. Shohei Othani does both in a manner not seen in decades or ever. The residual ticket sales, merchandising, and expanded television markets make the deal a win win.  If there were more than one player who could do the same or close to the same level of performance, then the deal would have appeared much lower. Since there is no readily available substitute, the price is high. That is how capitalism works for those of you who think it is all exploitative.  There are those who feel that high compensation should be exclusive to those making contributions to society as a wh

The typical career path is to work hard throughout your schooling, build upon your skill set with higher education, and attain a desirable position at a global multinational corporation or settle for a fruitful position in small to medium businesses, academia, or public service. But that was and is not always the case. Prior to our modern day corporatist culture, people found gainful employment through military service, early union opportunities, or entrepreneurship. Many of the big name brands we know today were started as small operations by an entrepreneur. In their day, individuals had to create their own opportunities. There were no LinkedIn, Indeed, or CareerBuilder to find them. Also, the absence of opportunity is the opportunity.  Every so often there are significant economic shift that changes what the norm is for gainful employment. That was the case for all the people who graduate into the dreadful Obama economy, where there was no job in corporate America, small business, o

One of the largest and more complex financial institutions in America and the world is Citibank, which is a global bank. One of America's largest bank is one of its most storied financial company. The company is underperforming compared to its peers of similar size in terms of financial performance. But it does have opportunity. 

I think we can all remember the feeling of eating a warm bowl of tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwich next to it. One of my favorite companies is the Campbell Soup Company, which goes beyond its products. Some are not as bullish on its future given some recent decisions. But it appears ready to prove its doubters wrong. Experience my commentary on why I believe the future of soup is good.