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HBR Classic – Skills of An Effective Administrator

So you've built the best team in the world, given them all of the tools, provided a great environment, and let them know you care. You're done right? WRONG!

Monday Morning Motivation - Leaders

How Are DFA Funds Different than Index Funds?

In this post we go through the differences between conventional investment management, indexing, and Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)'s "dimensional" approach to investing

18 Leadership Lessons from Colin Powell

Book Summary - Changing For Good

The key point of Changing for Good is that change is not "one thing". Rather it is a series of stages through which an individual progresses.

Book Summary - The Compound Effect

You can sum up The Compound Effect with four words -- "It's The Little Things". Unfortunately too many of us are unwilling to do EXACTLY those little things.

5 Steps to Becoming a Better Entrepreneur, Business Leader, or Family Member

One of my favorite quotes is from Covey "All things are created twice.First mentally.Second physically" In this article we introduce a five step process

Book Summary - How To Win Friends and Influence People

Probably my favorite book of all time is Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People. Carnegie published his seminal work in 1936, and it has sold over 15 million copies!

It Doesn't Just Happen – The Importance of Execution and Monitoring

Reversing the Flow – Withdrawal Strategies for Your Retirement

Growing Your Nest Egg – Investment Fundamentals 101

It's everyone's favorite question to ask a financial planner – "So what's the market going to do?" And my favorite answer is...

Making Sure the Kids Move Out – Education Planning

Education is near and dear to me. My wife spent four plus years as a teacher, and I invested the time to get my BS, MS, and PhD degrees in engineering.

Your Greedy Uncle – Minimizing the Impact of Taxes

There are only two things that are certain: death and taxes. Now some folks will say paying taxes is "patriotic"; and, while I'll concede, that we all have a moral and legal obligation to pay our taxes, I hardly consider paying more taxes patriotic.

A Moment of Clarity

Optimism

Respect

Sure You Can Beat the Market!

So You Want To Lose 10 Pounds?