Should I Give to People in Corrupt Countries?

Apr 20 2009

A NY times article gives encouragement to those who doubt the effectiveness of giving by demonstrating one great example of what can happen when things go right.

Use Negative Feedback to turn Critics into Supporters

Mar 14 2008

I used to think I handled negative feedback pretty well. And I use the term negative feedback pretty loosely. Most of my experience receiving negative feedback has demonstrated that it is really poorly delivered, both in timing and content, which probably makes it closer to criticism or even an insult than to negative feedback. I think this little process is a great way to take advantage of negative feedback, no matter how delivered, and turn it into an actionable task that builds your rapport.

Should I buy a Mutual Fund or an ETF?

Feb 08 2008

Many people ask me when they should by mutual funds vs ETF’s and I haven’t yet seen a good answer to this question so I’ll try to write one here.

Alarm Free Update

Feb 01 2008

So I’ve now been getting up at 5:30 every day, weekends included, for four weeks. And I love it!

Now there have been some setbacks. I still rely on the trusty alarm clock 30-40% of the time so I cannot claim …

International Asset Allocation

Jan 28 2008

One of the primary reasons for this blog is to provide a public place for me to track my financial performance. In the last couple of years I have been converted to a passively managed asset allocation strategy, for a …

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