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Rx FOR FALLING CORPORATE PROFITS

"Corporate Profits Fell 43% in 1st Quarter" proclaimed the 15 May 2001, Wall Street Journal headline. The article went on to say that: "The nation's (1700) largest corporations posted one of the worst profit performances in at least 10 years in ...

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Take It or Leave It ... But Get It

The expense was substantial. An immersion workshop with twelve participants sharing a common goal to hone their skills. With nervous eagerness like kindergarteners embracing school, we received input, critique, and suggestions about our work. Some o...

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The Listening Gap Between Sight and Sound

The truth is there is a gap between sight and hearing,between visual and auditory, between seeing and believing.And the fact is that this gap creates a billion dollarindustry. Improving communication has billions of books onhow-tos sitting on shelves...

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Know Your Credit Card Rights

When you apply for a credit card, the application that you sign is also a legally binding contract laying out all the terms between you and the bank, such as the interest rate and how its calculated, the grace period, whether there’s an annual fee,...

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Homeownership Is Still Possible With A Flawed Credit History

Besides lack of a down payment, bad credit is one of the biggest obstacles to homeownership. However, just because you have blemishes on your credit doesn't mean that it has to be a dream deferred. It just means that you need to go into the home...

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The New First Impression in Home Selling

As an ASP Home Stager® I know how important curb appeal can be in making that critical first impression when selling your home. However, with the growth of real estate advertising over the web, there is another first impression that you should co...

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Financial tools that investors should apply to investment decisions

The early parts of this century were painful years for most foreign investors with world markets falling significantly. I believe it is important that investors pay more attention to the fundamentals when making their investment decisions. The purpo...

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Buy and Hold How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses

A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys sitting in a bar. One is saying to the other: “I did learn something from my broker...how to diversify my investment losses.”While this struck me as funny, there is certainly an element of tr...

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How to pay less and get more Discount broker vs professional

How do you invest? What do you really pay? At the end of theday, what are your real results? These are questions smartinvestors should be asking themselves (but usually don't). Inthis era of more fees, misc. charges, holding periods and backend ...

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5 surefire ways to compete in office cleaning business

5 surefire ways to compete in the office cleaning businessYou have decided that office cleaning business is best for you, now you need to know who your competition is. Knowing this will help you to decide what your plan of action will be in dealing w...

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