No. It’s amazing how this simple two-letter word has spawned so many articles, studies and blog posts. How do you feel when you hear or read those two letters? Should we say NO more often, or less often – to our kids, to our boss, to our customers, to the never-ending stream of information available…
The first quarter of 2012 has come to a close, bringing with it a significant market rally. Who knows what the future holds? In our area, March brought an early taste of summer followed by a final gulp of winter cold. It also brought its share of great reading. Here are some of the articles…
We’re not talking about mere balance here . . . A visionary company doesn’t simply balance between idealism and profitability; it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable . . . a highly visionary company doesn’t want to blend yin and yang into a gray, indistinguishable circle that is neither highly yin nor highly…
Another month has flown by and it’s time once again to point out a few choice pieces writing from the web for May of 2011. Finally, some nicer weather has arrived here and I hope some of it has made its way to where you are too! This month’s selection of articles is as eclectic…
I’m away for a few days, so I’ll have a couple of guest posts for you today and Monday. Today’s post comes from Rachel at MomVesting. She’s got an interesting take on my What Is a Balanced Portfolio post. I enjoyed this and I hope you will too. ————————– Our esteemed host is an advocate…
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. ~Albert Einstein Update: This article was included in the Canadian Personal Finance & Investing Carnival #9 at Investing Thesis. Thanks! Last week I wrote about what it…
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. ~Buddha Today is Thanksgiving Day…
Socialism failed because it couldn’t tell the economic truth; capitalism may fail because it couldn’t tell the ecological truth. ~ Lester Brown Update: This article was selected for the Best of Money Carnival #61 posted at Canadian Personal Finance Blog. Thanks Big Cajun Man! On Monday, we looked at 5 financial bubbles floating around our…
