by James Yang | Jun 9, 2015 | blog
The Wall Street Journal called with an article about board members hiring outside help to evaluate their company. It turns out the board likes having an outside source to recommend tough decisions whenever a possible conflict arises between the board and management....
by James Yang | Jan 6, 2015 | blog
Besides new beginnings, the New Year also means the scrambling to organize records from the previous year. Dan Smith called while I was in Hong Kong with a quick assignment about new auditing rules for corporations. Transparency was a metaphor we liked and Dan...
by James Yang | Sep 23, 2014 | blog
An email popped in my box from my financial advisor about the Alibaba IPO. Many clients were interested and he advised against it because he felt people were too enthusiastic. By coincidence I had received an assignment from Dan Smith from the Wall St Journal about...
by James Yang | Aug 5, 2014 | blog, editorial
Got a nice call from Jia Baek, art director for the Wall St Journal for a cover piece about investing like a hedge fund. The idea is the tools are available for small investors like ourselves to unleash our inner George Soros. Since I always joke to friends about...
by James Yang | Apr 8, 2014 | blog
As every illustrator knows, working with a daily paper like The Wall St Journal can be like a Top Chef challenge with the tight deadlines. You need to make something good looking and smart within a very tight window. Dan Smith and I have this down and it’s...
