| FedEx, UPS play by different rules |
OK. If you folks can get the following in your head, you will have it in a nutshell.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| Beware of gold buyers |
Don't get suckered by those full-page newspaper advertisements proclaiming in BIG, BOLD headlines that the U.S. gold mint is in town for three days to purchase your gold jewelry and coins.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| Do you Wufoo? |
I very rarely talk tech in this column.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| Rely on resilience |
My tweet today was: "Resilience doesn't start with experience - it STARTS with attitude - your attitude."
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| Cancer therapy makes
Varian Medical a 'buy' |
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR-$54.70) butters my bagel.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| The fix is in on oil prices |
The best cure for high gas prices is higher gas prices.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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| Dump the bank, buy the drug |
Yes, by all means, sell Bank of America Corp. (BAC-$14.71), but not because it gives credit cards to illegal aliens.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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| Take notes; then what? |
You're at a seminar. Great information is being offered.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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| Consider Golub Capital and the Collar Fund |
Last April, Wells Fargo and UBS took Golub Capital BDC Inc. public (GBDC-$14.04) with an initial public offering of 7.1 million shares at $14.50, raising $96 million after fees, perks and the usual usurious lawyer's lucre.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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| In the long run, choose caution |
I remember your letter. You told me that both you and your spouse were in your mid-50s; you had lost your job; neither you nor your spouse had an Individual Retirement Account; you were upside down on your mortgage; and if you were to "shoot the moon" and miss, your spouse might shoot you.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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| This is not a 'Trend' to follow |
Anyone who believes a financial advert on Sirius Radio and confirms it by reading the paid advert on the Internet is either puddled, addled, dippy or all three.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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| Satisfaction vs. loyalty |
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Not only is that the title of a Rolling Stones hit, it's also a business truth to keep in mind.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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| How to set the hook |
I got an unsolicited e-mail that gave me no choice but to read it.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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| Higher-yield issues might soothe despairing retirees |
During the past four decades of watching Washington, it has become increasingly evident to me that "the guy with the biggest slop bucket will always be elected swineherd, no matter how many pigs he slaughters."
Saturday, July 03, 2010
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| Inexpensive merchandise, nice stock |
I'm going to be as nice as I can, but it's not easy.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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| Good information, 'screwy' company |
I'm certain that I never "touted" Value Line Investment Services, though I did mention them as an excellent information source.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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| Let your logo do its job |
A logo is a key element in your marketing arsenal.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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| A Father's Day tribute |
I said goodbye to my father today. Not just "see you later." My dad is on his deathbed.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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| Yes, you can buy ETFs without a commission |
No. There's no hook, there's no catch - it's straight on, it's real and it's not one of those sucker satellite radio money-back-guarantee advertisements that cling to your credit card like a lien.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
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| Government is an ever-growing organism |
Life is a continuing process of evolution and sometimes devolution in which animals consume food from which they extract energy, grow, adapt to surroundings and reproduce.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee ... right? |
There's something organically wrong with this company.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| A life of leisure, plus a little time at the office |
An editor once said nothing scared him more than seeing a reporter holding a calculator.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| What makes a blog good? |
As blogging becomes more mainstream and a common element in strategic marketing plans, people will start shifting their question from "Why should we have a blog?" to "How can we create a good blog?"
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| It's social media time |
What's your company's social media policy?
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| Health-care bill can't put the brakes on Teva |
The recently passed health-care bill makes certain that Big Pharma will be a big winner.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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| Algebra in real life |
When I have more money than I need (and these days, that goal seems further away than it did a few years ago), I want to travel around the country and speak to high school freshmen and sophomores.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| Volatile times expose mutual funds' weakness |
The universal problem with most 403(b) and 401(k) plans in a volatile market is that they own mutual funds that, like the big-box stores, are mass-produced concepts designed for volume investing rather than an individual's needs.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| How the stimulus works |
First, let's address the deficit, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, education and other social programs for which many folks want to blame President Obama.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| Yahoo's a yawn |
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO-$15.19) is a badly managed company with 40 or so poorly conceived and terribly managed sites that attract few users and even fewer advertisers.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| How the stimulus works |
First, let's address the deficit, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, education and other social programs for which many folks want to blame President Obama.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| Yahoo's a yawn |
Yahoo Inc. is a badly managed company with 40 or so poorly conceived and terribly managed sites that attract few users and even fewer advertisers.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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| When you give, you get |
One of the best marketing strategies is sharing your product or services with the community. Everyone wins.
Friday, June 11, 2010
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