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So, What’s Your Carbon Footprint?

Posted in Environment on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Calculate your carbon footprint at this cool link at Yahoo! Green: http://green.yahoo.com/calculator/.
Then click on the link to find ways to reduce your impact.

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Importance of Social Networking

Posted in Career, Networking on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

With the economy in a tailspin and trigger happy executives looking for any which way to cut headcount, networking is pivotal to staying afloat and ahead of the competition.
Personally, I have been using Linkedin (www.linkedin.com) to build my network.
In using LinkedIn, I am constantly reminded of the importance of friendships and connections throughout my scholastic [...]

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Buy this Book!

Posted in Boy Scouts of America on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) has authored a book on the great values instilled by the Boy Scouts of America. The book is titled: On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting for.
The imporant values and skills every Scout learns are truly invaluable and memorable. I can vouch from my [...]

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How Good Was the Clinton Economy?

Posted in Economy, Media Bias on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Old Media Again Lets Clinton Take Credit for 1990s Economy

By Tom Blumer | February 18, 2008 – 15:29 ET

I see that Bill Clinton is once again taking credit for the “good things” that happened in the 1990s, as Jack Tapper at ABC’s Political Punch reports:
“There are two competing moods in America today,” Clinton said. [...]

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Crude Oil: Price on America’s Addiction

Posted in Oil Prices on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Market Indices Link Added

Posted in FixAmerica on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

New addition: Equity Market Indices tab added
Since WordPress.com won’t allow javascripting to add nice stock market widgets, a tab with a link of the equity markets has been added.
Happy Investing!

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FixAmerica launches stock funds (almost)!

Posted in FixAmerica on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

FixAmerica, for the sake of focusing on stocks that are either pro-America or environmentally-friendly, has launches two funds:
FixAmerica Pro-America Fund (FAUSA)
FixAmerica Eco Fund (FAECO)
Click on the menu bar to view the components of each fund, and the up-to-date link on CNNmoney.com for its performance.
Happy Investing!

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More Regulation Needed for Wall Street?

Posted in Banking Industry, Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, Mortgage Crisis, Real Estate, Wall Street on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

With the recent bailout and purchase of Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) brings the question of the what further action is required to keep Wall Street clean.
The Fed provided over $30B to JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) to keep Bear Stearns afloat amid the mortgage securities implosion. Who is next? Lehman Bros (NYSE: LEH); Merril Lynch (NYSE: [...]

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Rescue the U.S. Dollar

Posted in Currency, U.S. Dollar on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The time is now, to rescue the deflated weak U.S. Dollar. With the U.S. dollar at almost or at record, lows it is causing Americans undue financial strain on their purchases of oil, food and products. Here is a a recent chart of the dollar:

Exchange Rates

(Exchange rates displayed are the middle point between bid and [...]

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