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Monday, June 05, 2023
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How a Potential Recession Affects Your Portfolio: A R.E.A.L. Investors Guide

This past month, I enjoyed some time with my family and a break from the headlines that we’ve been hammered with over the year, while celebrating the holidays. For me, every holiday season seems to have two things in common: a farewell to what has been and excitement for what new things are to

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60/40 Foresight

For most of the past decade, investors searching for income in the fixed income market have been hard-pressed to find any solutions without taking on significant credit risk. Due to the Federal Reserve’s multiyear zero interest rate policy, interest rates on nearly all fixed income instruments have been at historically low levels. As an

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A Day in the Life of A Career Coach

One day last year I fielded two phone calls, coincidentally within 90 minutes of each other, that span the range of what I do. More specifically, they span the range of attitudes I encounter.

The first caller, who had previously sent me his résumé for review, was an unemployed white-collar worker with

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Transformer Table: The Table That Broke the Internet

It’s the table that broke the internet. So why is this furniture company, Transformer Table, different from all other furniture companies?

Transformer Table has taken the world by storm, and why not? After all, the website describes its product as having “space-saving

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JumpTherapy® Catapults Kids With Special Needs to a New Level

Miriam Skydell, an occupational therapist with 30 years’ experience, holds a master’s degree from NYU, with expertise in children with sensory processing disorders (SPD), autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her private practice, Miriam Skydell and Associates, utilizes a highly

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Relax With Sperling Dermatology Mobile Spa

You’ve heard of pizza parties, ice cream parties and make-your-own-something parties. Here’s a truly refreshing idea: Host a relaxing, invigorating and one-of-a-kind spa party at your house!

Get a group of friends together and welcome The Sperling

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A High-Tech Career in Israel—Less Than a Year Away

(Courtesy of Infinity Labs) Aliyah is an amazing, life-changing venture. Employment when making aliyah doesn’t have to be an obstacle. Success is dependent on a career path that allows opportunities for growth and promotion. The Israeli high-tech industry provides rewarding, interesting and lucrative employment with plenty of

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Three Reasons to Start Your Wealth Management Journey Early

Of all the questions I get asked about investing, one of the most common—especially from young investors—is “When should I start?” This is a great question because how you start something matters. If a sports team gets early points on the board, it puts them in a stronger position to get an important win. If you sit down

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The Pareto Principle During a Recession

Vilfredo Pareto: Who was he? Quasimodo might respond with, “The name rings a bell.” Fundraisers should know who he is!

Pareto was the Italian economist who, in 1895, conceived the idea that 80% of the wealth and property in Italy was owned by 20% of the inhabitants. Theorizing that it may be

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It’s September. What Will You Be Doing in May?

An open letter to college juniors and seniors (and the parents of):

Since 2005, the year this ritual began, I have posed this annual question: “It’s September; what will you be doing in May?” Though the question is aimed at ambitious, promising 20- and 21-year-old future superstars, it appears here

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Harmonizing Our Prayers With Our Attitudes

Since last Rosh Hashanah, whether you invested in stocks, bonds or Bitcoin, you are likely nursing some disappointing returns. Moreover, rising inflation has become a stubborn annoyance that is shaping your annual expense budget. Rather than rehashing the gory details of this year’s financial and geopolitical dislocation, I would like to

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Mentorship Offers Opportunities and Insights

In the early 2000s, I worked at Dannon and had the pleasure of meeting the then 101-year-old Daniel Carasso, founder of the famed yogurt company. As a little boy, he was called Danone, the diminutive of Daniel, which became the name his father chose for the European-based parent company. Daniel shared the story that before fleeing Europe in

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