Category: Opinion
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg: Book Review
In “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.” Sheryl Sandberg’s point, in a nutshell, is that notwithstanding the many gender biases that still operate all over the workplace, excuses and justifications won’t get women anywhere. Instead, believe in yourself, give it your all, “lean in” and “don’t leave before you leave” — which…
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, from housewife to leader of the people of Belarus
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya won the Belarus’ presidential elections and then she had to go into exile to protect her life. Her husband is in prison. Many of us are not familiarized with Easter Europe’s politics. However, we are getting a crash course as Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, all of a sudden, we became aware of Ukraine…
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How our Metabolism changes as we age
When I was in my early 20s, I thought I had AIDS. My paranoia forced me to take two AIDS tests and fortunately, the results came back negative. I thought I had AIDS because I wasn’t able to gain any weight. I used to eat huge meals six times per day, I used to lift…
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As people get older and fatter the health care sector is a great invesment
If there is one thing I know for sure, is that we all get sick at one moment of the other. With the rich world becoming older, the increase of obsity, diabetis, heart disease, and even mental health, the Health Care sector will be a sector that will always be in high demand. Sickness is…
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Your portfolio should be 100% stocks, even in retirement
It drives me crazy. Target date funds and the conventional wisdom that an investor has to reduce his stake in stocks and increase the allocation of bonds, as the investor ages. First of all, it’s dumb to talk in terms of percentages instead of absolute amounts. 2% on $100,000 is a lot different than 2%…
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Higher inflation is an opportunity to reset our lives
in OpinionInflation is more noise over substance. Bank of Canada’s target range has been 1 per and it’s now 3 per cent. It’s far from being boogieman the press has made it out to be. In fact, this inflation outcry should give us an opportunity to reset many or of our life choices, choices we should…