Simple, straightforward strategies that everyday Americans use to retire with several million dollars.
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Bill Clinton is a listening role model; that is his superpower! People who met the former President say he gives you his full attention when you speak. “It’s like you are the only person in a crowd around him.”
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n this column we will explore a means by which you can conduct a self-assessment and begin the process of improving your ability to learn as a student and as an employee.
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
UNLOCKING SUCCESS: WHY I’M STILL INVESTING IN HOMES DESPITE RIDICULOUS PRICES! {NEW HOME BUYERS SERIES FIVE OF SIX}
Over the past decade, the median-priced home in the U.S. gained $190,000 in value, making the typical homeowner 40 times wealthier than if they had remained a renter
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
STRATEGIES FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS TO AFFORD A HOME IN TODAY’S MARKET {NEW HOME BUYERS -PART ONE OF SIX}
Home prices have soared like a Space X rocket (not the April 2023 explosion), increasing by 1,608% since 1970, while inflation increased by 644%
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FINANCIAL LITERACY
WHAT STAGE ARE YOU IN CRITICAL THINKING DEVELOPMENT? – FINAL CRITICAL THINKING SERIES – PART 10
As previously noted, most of us take our day-to-day thinking for granted and spend little time working on improving our thinking processes. Adjusting our thinking habits is a long-term process that occurs over years, not weeks or months.
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WEALTH BUILDING POWERS
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DEAL WITH YOUR IRRATIONAL MIND? – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES – PART NINE (9)
History is replete with examples of individuals in both the private and public sectors making irrational decisions that have led to serious unintended consequences.
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FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FAIR-MINDED CRITICAL THINKER? – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES – PART 8
In this column, we will consider the attributes of a Fair-minded Critical Thinker and what one needs to consider to avoid thinking in a self-centered fashio
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FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS
PART 7B: SUBSTANTIVE WRITING: WHAT HABITS DO CRITICAL THINKERS USE WHEN READING AND WRITING? – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES
So much of our so-called writing today is limited to 280 characters or less. Writing is difficult and requires a great deal of practice. Most of us have learned to write through trial and error. Rarely does anyone take a writing course. Hopefully, the following will provide you with several fresh ideas to enhance your writing skills.
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FINANCIAL LITERACY , INVESTMENTS
WHAT HABITS DO CRITICAL THINKERS USE WHEN READING AND WRITING? PART 7A – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES
In this column, we will consider the habits Critical Thinkers use when reading an article or a book and the application of substantive writing. I will cover the interrelationships between reading and writing and discuss Drs. Richard Paul and Linda Elder’s explanation of Close Reading and Substantive Writing presented in their Critical Thinking - Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use.
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