Tag Archive | "Recession"

Prudence

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Prudence

Okay, so here it is...The vlog I've been postponing for ten days. Please, don't even watch it. I was compelled to post it by a Beatles song from 40-years ago. Yeah, I know. It makes no sense. To me, either. I am just trying to follow a "sign."

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With Dad Laid Off…New York Times

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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With Dad Laid Off…New York Times

This “With Dad Laid Off” New York Times article one isn’t easy to read, partly because it’s so familiar. And while reading it I was reminded of a quote “When one person dies it’s a tragedy, when thousands die it’s a statistic.” I don’t think the current economic environment is quite as difficult as death, though I [...]

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The Speed of Leadership

Sunday, July 19, 2009

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The Speed of Leadership

I used to hear someone constantly repeat this expression of “slowing down to the speed of wisdom.” I’m not sure why I disliked that saying so much, but I did. Maybe it was the way it was said (with a tad–a heaping and overfloweth tad–of self-righteousness), perhaps it just sounds so consultant-speake, and, quite likely, [...]

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Diversification

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Diversification

Here’s a great article about diversification…But not the traditional kind. It’s not like buying small, mid, and large cap stocks and seeing them all decline. Or Int’l and domestic funds and seeing them tank too. Or even diversifying into Real Estate and watching that crater.   Side note: don’t sweat too much those who [...]

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What’s the definition of a “Depression”?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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What’s the definition of a “Depression”?

This graph hits hard visually. Very hard. It’s a sobering reminder of the mess we’re in, and what won’t leave us soon. It’s not hopeless, at all, but it’s a reality of the challenges we’re facing in the United States, in Canada, and ultimately the effect being felt around the world. And next door. Today I [...]

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