Archives for Opinion - Page 11
How Investing Changes Your View Of The World
Last week, I wrote about why investing knowledge should be a part of everyone's basic education for purely practical reasons. But there's another benefit to being an investor - how…
How Professionally Productive Is Voice Mail?
As few as 3-4 years ago the question would have been "what makes a productive voice mail?" (Seriously check the date on that one). Today's question does not pre-suppose the…
Learning About Investing Is Not Optional
Marc explained some mutual fund basics yesterday in "Why A Mutual Fund Makes More Cents". It's a good introduction to the topic. But the necessity of the article highlights a…
When Banking Gets Frustrating
Here's an example of how frustrating banking can be'¦even for us financial professionals. The bank where I conduct my business banking (let's call them Bank W) started enforcing one of…
Blog Action Day: Environmentalism Isn’t A Walk In The Park
Some people get uncomfortable when it comes to discussing environmentalism. Admitting you are an environmentalist can be difficult at times too. Rebecca Thorman, of Madison Wisconsin's Magnet, compares talking about…
Blog Action Day: One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.
Queercents is proud to participate in Blog Action Day. This unique movement asks, what would happen if every blog published posts discussing the same issue, on the same day? "On…
National Coming Out Day – October 11, 2007
Are you out in your professional life? Could that be your next step in your personal coming out process? It may just boost your bottom line in your finances, your…
Same-Sex Parents Earn Less than Married Counterparts
'œLove makes a family.' '“ Gigi Kaeser It is estimated that at least six million children in the have LGBT parents. According to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, 'œStudies…
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule: It appears to me (and I hope I am not alone in this) that many members of our community are playing the wrong game, fighting the wrong…
Gay Cars: Not that there’s anything wrong with that
'œThe car has an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete.' '“ Marshall McLuhan Last weekend as Jeanine and I picked up our rental car to…