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The label game

The Label Game

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

Those sales people
Those engineers
Those IT people
Those executives
Those millennials
Those baby boomers

When you heard these group labels, what were you thinking? Did you feel defensive …

September BR Insights Blog

What Does It Mean to Be an Investor? – Part Two

Jason Brown, Director of Advisor Success, Foster Group

An investment, at least in the relational or social sense, is something that:

Involves our most precious resources – time, energy (creativity, emotion, work) and, often, money.…
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Do More With Less: Three Tips to Handle the Industrial Workforce Shortage

BY JEFF HAYES, Solution Consultant – Lifecycle Services, Van Meter Inc.

By 2025, it is expected that 2.7 million baby boomers will retire, and two million jobs will go unfilled. If this is correct, doing …

What motivates you to

What Motivates You To Do A Good Job?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

There are two types of motivation: internal and external. To understand the difference, reflect on this question: What motivates you to do a good job? 

If you’re like most …

2022 July BR Insights Blog

What Does It Mean to Be an Investor? – Part One

Jason Brown, Director of Advisor Success, Foster Group

For a minute, I want to think broadly about the question, “What does it mean to be an investor?”  

I’ve invested in my relationship with my …

Why is forgiveness so hard

Why is forgiveness so hard?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

Can you finish this sentence? To err is human, to …

Did you say, to forgive is divine?

“To err is human, to forgive is divine” is an old proverb …

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Four Reasons You Need a Cybersecurity Plan

BY JACKIE LA FLEUR, Customer Service Manager – Industrial End User, Van Meter Inc.

Your coworker is working from home. As the workday winds down, he orders dinner online, adds some groceries to his cart …

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The Two Most Important Questions to Answer When Choosing a Financial Advisor

Jason Brown, Director of Advisor Success, Foster Group

In working with over a hundred prospective clients in the past five and a half years, here are the two most important questions to ask yourself when …

Is it praise or encouragement

Is it Praise or Encouragement?

BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International

Is there a difference between praise and encouragement?

We’ve heard that it is important to praise people for a job well done. We hear parents and leaders alike say …

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Purpose Before Portfolio

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer, Foster Group

“I’m looking for maximum return with as little risk as possible.”

That probably sounds familiar because it seems to be on every investor’s wish list. The …