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Gallery: Financial Advice from Five Movie Heroes

John Nersesian Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby: Diversify and Hedge Jay Gatbsy’s vast fortune is amassed through undiversified means—bootlegging. Jay is all-in on a single industry, and, in the end, this destroys his legacy. Imagine if he would have had a few less parties and put the money he would have saved into the […]
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7 Ways to Make the Rest of 2013 Amazing

ROARING OR BORING | Kevin Daum The year is halfway done. Are you on track to meet your year end goals? Here are some ways to make sure you blow through the finish line by December 31st. The older I get, the faster time flies. A month seems to go by like a day. It’s hard to […]
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Secrets to Lasting Success as an Entrepreneur

BY NADIA GOODMAN Successful people will often tell you that luck and hard work got them where they are. But under the surface, there’s much more going on. People who rise to top of their fields have a lot in common. Learning what sets them apart can help you find lasting success in your own business.   Jeff […]
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How to Work with Someone You Hate

Working with someone you hate can be distracting and draining. Pompous jerk, annoying nudge, or incessant complainer, an insufferable colleague can negatively affect your attitude and performance. Instead of focusing on the work you have to do together, you may end up wasting time and energy trying to keep your emotions in check and attempting […]
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Don’t Aim to Be Popular, Be Effective

Janine Popick Managing your employees is not a popularity contest. When you remain focused on real goals so will they. As the leader of my online marketing companyVerticalResponse, I wear a lot of hats and do many things. The one thing I’m not down with is being in a popularity contest because this isn’t high […]
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A Test Of Your Financial Smarts

To make good financial decisions, people need to not only have a basic knowledge of finances, but also be equipped with the skills to apply this knowledge. The FINRA Investor Education Program recently gave a five-question financial quiz. Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults taking the test stated that they were pros at managing their finances, […]
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Three Ways To Make Personal Growth Your Top Priority

Ram Charan There is no more important question for knowledge workers and leaders right now than this: “Is my personal growth in tune with the changing external landscape?” You must see personal growth as an urgent necessity to prevent your personal obsolescence. We are living in the most competitive business environment the world has ever […]
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SMART FINANCE QUIZ

To make good financial decisions, people need to not only have a basic knowledge of finances, but also be equipped with the skills to apply this knowledge. The FINRA Investor Education Program recently gave a five question financial quiz. 75% of US adults taking the test stated that they were pros at managing their finances, […]
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SMART QUOTES

Click Here to Sign-Up for Your Daily SMART Quote! I am a big fan quotes, especially SMART quotes! Why do people like quotes so much? The best answer to this question was awarded to Alema Pequoia who said, “Because they precisely and definitively express what we know, recognize, feel, believe, think, accept, imagine, hope, fear, desire, acknowledge, […]
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Alternative Funds are Not Your Typical Mutual Funds

Alternative or “alt” mutual funds are publicly offered, SEC-registered funds that use investment strategies that differ from the buy-and-hold strategy typical in the mutual fund industry. Compared to a traditional mutual fund, an alternative fund typically holds more non-traditional investments and employs more complex trading strategies. Investors considering alternative mutual funds should be aware of […]
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