Shelf-Help
Americans spend over 11 billion dollars a year on “self-help” products. But I call it shelf-help — because that’s where most of it goes… on the shelf, along with all the similar products they’ve bought.
READ MOREHow to Time the Markets Today
In a typical bull market, half the gains are made during the last 10% of its duration. At least, that’s something I read recently. And, if true, it’s a remarkable fact. It means in a 10-year uptrend, you would make half your profits in the first nine years and the other half in the last year.
READ MOREAre You a Member?
At the Liberty Street League, ETR’s premium wealth building newsletter, we like to show our readers a lot of different ways to make money. We cover stocks, which is standard. As well as stuff like options, real estate, bonds, commodities, precious metals…
READ MOREThe Power of “Like”
I recently installed a plugin on my WordPress blog, and was completely blown away by the results. Opt-ins to my list increased significantly, the number of new friend requests that came in on Facebook nearly tripled in less than a week, and, most important, my sales increased.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: Here’s Some “Practical” Advice
Can you spot anything amiss in the following sentences? “The right way to look at illegal immigration is with a pragmatic eye.” “Should nurses take a pragmatic approach to hand hygiene?” “The system integrates ideas from logic programming, imperative programming, and rule-based systems in a pragmatic way.” The writers of…
READ MOREPete’s Leap of Faith
I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since I made one of the best decisions of my life… to start my own Internet business.
READ MOREDon’t Kill the Thoroughbred!
You have hired a rainmaker — someone who knows how to create new business. He is doing great. Revenues and profits are going up. Gradually, you’ve let him take on more responsibility. Then you find out he’s doing something “wrong.” Perhaps he’s coming in late or using the company car…
READ MOREWhy You Should Be at This Year’s Bootcamp
Just about every adult I know is concerned about the economy.
READ MOREChina’s Technology Boom
Seven thousand miles from where I’m typing this, there’s been a huge geological discovery.
It’s in China, south of Beijing, by the Great Chu Wall.
READ MORETurning No Into Yes
“By focusing obsessively on how to make an idea smooth,” says marketing maven Seth Godin, “You can dramatically increase its velocity.”
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: The Everything Column
Consider the following sentences: “This is a vast collection of everything ranging from African musical instruments to 20th century art, and the Egyptian Temple of Dendur thrown in for good measure.” “You guys have had a lot of questions lately — about everything from unfinished high-rises and legislative votes to…
READ MOREThe Role You Play
Did you see the HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers? Sellers was always transforming himself. The man slipped into a persona as easily as you or I would slip into a pair of gloves.
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