My Thoughts About This: I’ve willingly given Obama a pass more often than not. In the grand scheme of things, I think the values he represents are more in line with my values than those who oppose him. He’s now accused of lying to the American people. But in these days of 24/7 instant news …
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Protect America From Being Wrecked by Conservatives
My Comments: Before you accuse me of being a flaming liberal, please follow my thinking for a minute. The words I've chosen below are from Timothy Ray, and they appeared in the Gainesville Sun last week. Yes, my thoughts parallel his but I’ve been unable to express them as well. Mindful that I consider myself …
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Edward Snowden Has Done Us All a Favour – Even Barack Obama
My Comments: This issue has nothing to do with financial planning or investment management. However, I think it likely it will influence how this country and its values influence the future economic and politial foundations of globalization, the US led effort since the end of World War II. Personally, I don’t have a problem with …
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Getting Out Of Our Own Way: Best Book Ever
My Comments: Please don't take the title to this post literally; I've not yet read the book. But I have read the writings of Nick Murray, whose ability to manipulate words to convey meaning is the ideal to which I strive. As I approach the end of my career, health issues and frustrations tend to …
Maps Worth Looking At
My Comments: Since I was a young nerd, a single child moving around the world at the beck and call of my parents, maps have intrigued me. They allowed me to develop a spacial relationship with where I was (Great Britain, France, U.S., India) and where we were going next. Today I have a pretty …
GLOBAL WARMING?
My Comments: Is it my imagination or are more and more folks finally accepting the fact that the earth is warming up? Why it makes any sense to deny the obvious is beyond me. Now, whether we can do anything realistic to stop or even slow it down is an unknown. But as I've mentioned …
Happy 4th of July !
This expression is unique to America. With it we celebrate the declaration of independence from Great Britain with fireworks and such. As someone born in Great Britain, but now a certified citizen of these United States, the 4th of July is an established part of psyche. But memories of my childhood include the celebration of …
Three Words That Will Transform Your Career
Bruce Kasanoff | Entrepreneur. Writer. Speaker. Co-author of Smart Customers, Stupid Companies. Every person matters. Every time you encounter another person, think: help this person. It's not altruistic. Nothing else can so quickly supercharge your career and improve the quality of your life. When you walk into Starbucks for a coffee, think help this person …
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3D Printers Now Available for Everyday Consumers
My Comments: Yes, all the recent duscussion about printing a gun or hand grenade in your garage was a little disturbing. Not sure how that will be controlled or if it’s even realistic to think it can be controlled. But clearly, the geni is out of the bottle so we can all look forward to …
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7 Must-Have (Free) Mobile Apps to do Your Job Better
My Comments: Mindful that I have clients who do not have computers at home, and whose cell phones were purchased 7 years ago, I confess to trying to be as up do date as possible with technology. I find it fascinating and fun to use. Having said that, I don't do much with Twitter or …
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Helping Define Your Financial Future 