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The Cost of a US University Education

08/06/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]U[/dropcap]S University Education for Your Newborn Costs about US$2,000 per Year The cost of a US public university education for a child born today will be about US$80,000. A parent could invest about US$2,000 the year their child was born and increase that contribution by 5% each year to make sure that…

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“The Road Less Traveled”

05/04/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]I[/dropcap] read “The Road Less Traveled” when I was about 18 years old, and it is one of the top ten books that shaped my character. The book taught me two major things: Discipline and Love. Play the video to watch my review, or continue reading below.

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Savings as a Source for Wealth

02/03/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]T[/dropcap]here are a number of ways to build wealth. The two main methods people tend to think of are through your career and by investing. Saving money definitely deserves its place in a wealth-building strategy too. No matter how much you make or invest, chances are this is an area of your…

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Avoiding Big Investment Mistakes Early On

01/27/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]W[/dropcap]hile it’s great that you’ve decided to start investing at a young age, it’s also essential that you avoid some especially big mistakes early on. Some mistakes may be considered part of the learning curve, but you don’t want to make unnecessary ones that can cripple your financial future.

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Showing a Clear Benefit Up Front

01/24/2015 |

The need to show a clear benefit up front is important for so many reasons. Showing a clear benefit in the beginning of your speech can, many times, be the difference between delivering a speech that involves an engaged audience and delivering one where the audience is bored out of their minds. You’re taking the…

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Remaining Realistic about the Stock Market

01/21/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]P[/dropcap]utting money in the stock market is always a big step, regardless of what your goals are. However, no matter what you hope to achieve specifically, everyone wants to see their money grow. Unfortunately, too many people aren’t realistic about their expectations. This is an easy way to end up disappointed, but…

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Provoking Thought in an Audience

01/17/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]I[/dropcap]f there is one thing that speakers can do to cover a variety of the necessary pillars of a great speech it is to consistently provoke thought in the audience. One of the great examples of this is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s world famous speech on feminism. The speech has garnered a lot…

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The Importance of Starting Early with Investing

01/13/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]T[/dropcap]here are a number of factors that go into successful personal investing—things like coming up with a plan, keeping it simple, writing it down, etc. However, no factor may play quite as large a role as timing. The sooner you begin putting money aside, the longer it can work for you.

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Learning From Subpar Speeches

01/08/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]F[/dropcap]or speakers looking to gain a further understanding of a great speech, it is just as important to evaluate and learn from subpar speeches as it is to learn from great ones. Sometimes even great speakers fail to deliver a well rounded speech and there are multiple things that can be learned…

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Keeping Your Investment Strategy Simple

01/06/2015 |

[dropcap background=”” color=”” circle=”0″]E[/dropcap]veryone knows that personal investment is integral to their financial future. However, surveys have shown that only one in four people actually take the time and put forward the effort to commit their plan to paper. One of the main reasons for this may be that too many people feel overwhelmed by…

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