Personal Development

Consider Learning Enough About Art To Compete With Private Banks For Your Clients' Loyalty

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It may seem to be a small thing, but in a world where the big private bank units are ramping up their outreach to wealthy art collectors, an advisor could do worse than finding out what his or her clients are interested in and why they find it so important.  

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Thinking About Going Global? International Certifications Are The Answer

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Given the dramatic development of emerging economies around the world -- not to mention the strong Canadian market just across the border -- many advisors may find themselves serving or seeking an increasingly international clientele.

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New Year's Resolutions Don’t Work? How to Make Them Stick!

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I love the phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson, “what you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you say!”   Almost half of American adults make one or more new years resolutions every year and fail. That’s probably the reason that the other half of the population doesn’t even bother.   If you keep reading I’ll show you why new years resolutions fail and I’ll give you a strategy to ensure that they stick!

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MBA Programs Show Strengths

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Most MBA programs are good at something, even if they're not ranked among the greats. Lower-ranked schools take top honors for accounting, marketing, and more. Full story. 

The Stop-Doing List

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Want to be more innovative? Stop doing all the stuff that is wasting time and sapping energy. Full story.