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Helpful Tips for Managing Investment Risk

Women & Co | Posted 05.22.2013 | Business
Women & Co

Regardless of our dreams, we still must contend with the uncertainty of whether we will live one decade or three decades in retirement (the more the better in my view), as well as whether our family will need our financial support or whether we will need theirs.

Developing an Appetite for Risk

Christine Nasserghodsi | Posted 05.22.2013 | Impact
Christine Nasserghodsi

Schools around the globe are beginning to look critically at the role of entrepreneurship in their curriculum. Along the way, students are exposed to the notion that risk-taking is good.

Urban Resilience for a New Century

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 05.14.2013 | Impact
Dr. Judith Rodin

We can't know for sure when or where the next crisis will hit -- only that it will. But despite these certainties, most cities are woefully unprepared to manage these shocks. Now is the time to help cities build resilience.

10 Job Hunting Tips for College Grads

Rana Florida | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Rana Florida

Most students dread the thought of having to live with their parents, unable to afford a place of their own, as 45 percent of recent college grads do. To get a leg up on the competition, here are ten tips to ensure a successful career launch.

The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 05.09.2013 | Impact
Dr. Judith Rodin

Amazing things happen when you bet on people -- including entire transformations. But with this ability comes great responsibility, in all of our work, to grapple with the big moral questions of our day.

Marrying Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 05.09.2013 | World
Otaviano Canuto

If the global financial crisis -- and the events that led up to it -- have taught us anything, it is, "No complacency with asset price booms." We know firsthand the dire consequences of bubbles.

Philanthropy as Backer of Brains

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 05.02.2013 | Impact
Dr. Judith Rodin

There is still no machine that can match the power of human ingenuity to solve truly human problems. And therefore, "backing brains" has always been a key part of philanthropy's strategy.

3 Draft Picks in the Fantasy Entrepreneurs League

John Hrabe | Posted 04.25.2013 | Small Business
John Hrabe

To inspire others, who want to start their business, but can't overcome the internal obstacle. To share tips of what works and what didn't. To support our friends and family that are putting in 12 hour days, every day.

Philanthropy as Field Builder

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
Dr. Judith Rodin

Last week, I discussed role of philanthropy as risk-taker – taking on the hardest parts of the work so that the private and public sectors can c...

Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk

Dr. Judith Rodin | Posted 04.18.2013 | Impact
Dr. Judith Rodin

Risk is philanthropy's calling card -- it's what our philanthropic dollars, at least in the United States, are now tax-advantaged to do. If we're not taking enough risk, we're clearly not doing everything in our power to maximize impact for the poor or vulnerable.

Life is a Gift

Sue Shanahan | Posted 04.11.2013 | Arts
Sue Shanahan

The gift is always wrapped in risk. It takes courage to open it and dive in. From cradle to grave we've been indoctrinated to dedicate ourselves to safety. Which doesn't seem like such a bad thing, until you consider all you're likely to miss.

One Of Everyone's Biggest Fears (And How To Face It)

Nikki Stone | Posted 04.05.2013 | Healthy Living
Nikki Stone

We are often focused on consequences right now. Thinking of how something will impact us beyond the present moment helps put the risk into perspective. Many times you will find that a setback won't matter a year from now -- or even next week. So why not take a chance?

The Joy of Heckling

Mitch Ditkoff | Posted 04.04.2013 | Business
Mitch Ditkoff

The person who is heckling you (at work, on the street, in your home) is most likely having a bad day, week, month, quarter, year, or life. If Jesus, himself, was to make a sudden appearance, your heckler would probably find fault with JC's hair, clothes, or accent.

Is Fear Holding You Back? Try This

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.08.2013 | Healthy Living
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

How can you learn to embrace risk for the sake of your future happiness, particularly when risk taking doesn't come to you naturally? When you think about making a change, focus only on what you have to gain, and banish all thoughts of what you might lose.

Women: You May Be Better at Managing Investments

Suzanna de Baca | Posted 05.18.2013 | Women
Suzanna de Baca

Men may be from Mars and women from Venus, but when it comes to deciding who should manage the money in your household here on planet Earth, women may have the edge.

The Biggest Risk Is the One You Never Take

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.07.2013 | Healthy Living
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

This fear, which exists inside all of us, is deep and remote. It conjures our earliest experiences and the dread that we feel when we are exposed reminds us of our most harrowing questions of childhood.

Freshman Funk: Is Harmful Thinking Contagious?

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.05.2013 | Science
Wray Herbert

It's long been thought that cognitive style is fairly well fixed by adolescence. Some of us are saddled with a tendency toward negativity and rumination and other cognitive precursors of melancholy. But there is reason to believe that cognitive style is not immutable.

From Rome With Love? The Three Issues to Watch for Italy and Global Markets

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 04.30.2013 | Business
Gemma Godfrey

The possible loss of eagerly anticipated labour reforms, financial restrictions and market contagion provide shorter term sources of turmoil. However, existing reforms are likely to continue, market retrenchment is healthy and to be exploited for longer term opportunities.

Even Oscar Nominees Almost Went to Law School (But Get to Work with Robert Downey, Jr. Instead)

Roadtrip Nation | Posted 04.24.2013 | College
Roadtrip Nation

Editor's Note: Huffington Post has teamed up with Roadtrip Nation, an organization that travels the globe to interview people who have built lives aro...

Buddha Doodle - 'Where the Fruit Is'

Molly Hahn | Posted 04.08.2013 | Good News
Molly Hahn

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Groundhog Day Is Less Absurdly Stupid Than You Think

Roadtrip Nation | Posted 04.03.2013 | College
Roadtrip Nation

If we grab an electron microscope and look hard enough, there's actually something kind of profound underneath the whole talking-to-a-woodchuck thing.

Wall Street's 'Eat What You Kill' Motto Is the Only Way to Live

James Altucher | Posted 04.03.2013 | Small Business
James Altucher

Life only tastes good when you eat what you kill. When you hustle for what you earn and someone pays you money in proportion to the service you've offered, the idea you've created, your ability to execute on it, and their ability to consume it in a way that benefits them.

Looking to Start Up Your Business? Why Entrepreneurs and Innovators Are Flocking to Colorado

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 02.26.2013 | Business
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

California's Silicon Valley has long been the premier hot spot for start-ups, but here are some reasons why Colorado just might be next in line.

Your Start-Up Life: Break the Rules, but Do So Brilliantly (PHOTOS)

Rana Florida | Posted 02.26.2013 | Business
Rana Florida

David Stark, President and Creative Director of David Stark Design and Production breaks the rules nearly every day. He makes the point that if creativity is the core driver of his business, its solid foundations and discipline play just as great a role in its success.

The Best Street Art Of 2012

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 02.16.2013 | Arts
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

Of the 10,000 images he snapped of Street Art this year, photographer Jaime Rojo gives us 110 that represent some of the most compelling, interesting,...