finances
September 22, 2009
- Coming home from work today, with more bad news lingering in the air, I wondered how the media can compare what is going on now to "The Great Depression." If the unemployment rate never got higher than a certain percentage and we are coming nearer to that number -- big deal! There are more of us now! Why are we looking at percentages instead of numbers? The recession is coming to an ...
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September 2, 2009
- For many parents, September means one thing: it's back to school time! And that single realization can bristle, stress out and frustrate even the most organized parents. Some even sink into a temporary depression--the "Back to School Blues". But there's help for you. Really. It's all in how you look at this time of year--or this time in your child's life. The one thing I can promise ...
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March 20, 2009
- Like pretty much everyone, I have taken some hard knocks in my financial life and on Friday I had to make the dire decision to liquidate all of my equities (about half my portfolio). Of course the whole portfolio is down by about 50% since last September, so in monetary terms, this is a substantial hit, given that is the money my children and I live on.Having made this decision however, a weird ...
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January 9, 2009
- Po Bronson's Bombardiers is a satire of corrupt bond traders in mid-1990s San Francisco which makes the reader both laugh and cry. While not actually set in Silicon Valley, the novel captures the 1990s spirit of yuppies struggling on awful jobs to make big bucks and how their companies mercilessly manipulate them. Bronson worked for a time at First Boston, an investment bank, so he really ...
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January 8, 2009
- The best way to achieve our goals and get what we want is to help others to get what they want. To read more about this, check out The Real Secret in my article on The Higher Self: http://www.squidoo.com/The-Higher-SelfTo read my article on Financial Prosperity, visit: http://www.blacksuccess1.com/keytofinancialprosper.htmIn these troubled times, we need to find new ways of achieving ...
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November 7, 2008
- Last night I told my husband I was so hurt about something I simply didn't want to discuss it anymore. Somehow our roles had become reversed: he wanted to talk, talk, talk it out, and I didn't. This wasn't because I didn't have the verbiage to offer. In fact I felt like we'd discussed the subject much over the last year - at least. I was done. I didn't know what I was going to do, and I didn't ...
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September 11, 2008
- Many people “give” only to “get.” They choose to give money so they will be blessed, which is backward thinking. We as God’s people should seek to “get” in order to “give.” Keeping God as your top priority and having a financial plan based on the goal of being more generous will allow you to pursue both God and wealth. It all begins with an assessment of ...
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September 2, 2008
- You may be investing in companies that violate your morals and values. Make a conscious effort to find out where your investments are going and what you are involved in. Look at your mutual funds and stocks and analyze your various accounts. I will show you how you can go about doing this as you work through the book. The first step is to commit to becoming aware and consider the alternatives ...
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August 14, 2008
- INTRODUCING FAITH-BASED INVESTINGIn the book of Mark, this question is posed: "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" (8:36 nasb). Through the effort to find solutions to address the issues that go along with this question, faith-based investing was born. This movement seeks to align a person's faith, moral beliefs, and ultimately God's Word with the ...
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August 10, 2008
- I just got back from a trip to one of my favorite cities - Chicago, "the Windy City." There is so much to do and see from the Zoo and architectural tours to Navy Pier and all the famous ball parks. This city has something for the young and old. One of the highlights of my trip was listening to, meeting, and speaking with Chris Gardner. In case you missed the movie The Pursuit ...
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