Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 2 of 7
Buffett would always love reading newspapers, but his investing was tightly focused on simple businesses that were as close to immortal as possible. Newspapers no longer qualified.
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Watch Out for the Turkeys!
Regarded as the more conspicuous economic turkeys, those who have openly signaled the death of the recession, are President Obama, Ben Bernanke and Warren Buffett. Likewise, an editorial turkey is Newsweek.
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Want to profit from the Galleon insider trading case? Then take the hint: It's a waste of time trying to beat the pros at the stock picking game. They outgun you, and they don't always play fair.
The Best Risk Reward Proposition
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Leading With Love: Giving to Your People Gets Results
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Vancouver, Multicultural Gateway To The World
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An Estate Tax Victory By Any Other Name
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Is Ralph Nader On To Something?
It's difficult to argue with the basic premise of Nader's book -- that it's hopeless to hope for real change as long as government officials are on the take.
12 Ways The World Could Be Destroyed
We live in a world of nightmares. But understanding these worries -- the myriad ways the world could end -- and hedging against them is the way to turn the fear into greed, the nightmare into a dream.
The Crisis in America Today is Not Economic -- It is a Crisis of Virtues and Values
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Stock Picks and Fake Smiles
When you are working with an unstable system, like the stock market or a gun battle or both having too much on your mind will slow you down.
Addressing Global Warming: the Next American Revolution by...You!
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Warren and the Girls: A Fashion Week Prelude
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