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Types of Property Investments.

570 words The range of choices available to a property investor are many and varied. They are listed here roughly according to the amount of control an investor has over their management. vacant land; spec, or project home; commercial property; … Continue reading

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Make Cold Callers Pay You

It’s something many of us have imagined doing, but one micro-businessman in Britain has changed his home phone line into a pay-to-call number. Fed up with companies calling him without invitation and since his family and friends usually use his … Continue reading

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9 Ways to Tell if the Company’s Management is Good.

530 words Great companies can be ruined by poor management. Struggling companies can be lead to greatness when they are guided by great managers. Here are some questions to ask yourself when judging the management of a company.

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Why Restaurant Lobster is Expensive

A short article by James Surowiecki in the New Yorker notes how the price of lobster has fallen in the supermarkets but not in restaurants. The reasons he gives for this are quite interesting. The climate has lately been good … Continue reading

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How to Build a Priceless Art Collection on a Low Income

660 words Herb and Dorothy Vogel were not from rich families and never earned more than an average income. Yet they were among the most successful and influential art collectors of the twentieth century. Herb worked for the post office, … Continue reading

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

The story of Enron’s spectacular rise and collapse is a foreshadowing of the 2008 financial crisis. In the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, we learn how a small company takes advantage of a change in the laws … Continue reading

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Surrender Control to Achieve Your Purpose.

700 words. After talking on the phone for a couple of hours, my colleague turned to me with a satisfied smile and said “she finally got the message.” He had been considering her application to be accepted as a charity … Continue reading

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Protect Your Brain, Improve Your Career

Fortune Magazine published a short article noting that some of the habits psychologists say we should adopt to avoid dementia in later life are also the kind of habits which will make us more successful in the office workplace. They … Continue reading

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Consumed

This documentary could have been twenty minutes shorter without losing much of its message. But it’s worth watching as an introduction to thinking about adopting a more minimalist lifestyle. It discusses how consumerism developed and took hold after the second … Continue reading

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Getting a Job – How to Follow Up After the Interview.

530 words. You’ve got your heart set on getting that job. You’ve had the interview and given it your best shot. But the interviewer was non-committal, told you they’d let you know in a few days. But every day seems … Continue reading

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