China Focus: China's anti-corruption endeavor yields tangible results in past decade-Xinhua
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China Focus: China's anti-corruption endeavor yields tangible results in past decade-
By Brian Mudd The First Rule of Retirement – Brian Mudd’s Eight Keys to Success Bottom Line: As part of my series, Eight Rules for Life, here’s my First Rule of Retirement aka A mortgage isn’t a retirement plan... My first rule of retirement is that a mortgage isn't a retirement plan. The point really isn't just about mortgages. It's a story about debt. I don't endorse any retirement plan that includes carrying debt. If you have debt you have something to lose and at a time in which you're likely to be living on fixed income and potentially becoming less viable in the workforce.
By Brian Mudd The Investment Plan – Brian Mudd’s Eight Keys for Success 2020 Bottom Line: As part of my series, Eight Rules for Life, here’s my Investment Plan... Most people who’re inclined to invest on their own tend to have reasons why they’re investing but not reasons for selling. My approach is simple, at least to explain. The reasons you invest should be the reasons you sell. Here’s how it works. I believe that you should have a minimum of three concrete reasons for entering an investment. My three for stock-based investing for example are these... Does the company have mor...
By Brian Mudd The Third Plan – Brian Mudd’s Keys to Success Bottom Line: As part of my series, Eight Rules for Life, here’s my third plan... Managing finances is a lot like weight loss programs. If you try to improve almost any plan will likely work to a certain extent for a while. The reason most weight loss plans fail is due to the sacrificing that takes place while you’re losing weight. What happens once you’ve lost it? The diet plan likely isn’t sustainable or desirable permanently. That’s why the most common outcome is putting the weight right back on. Managing your financ...
By Brian Mudd The Sliding Scale of Morality – Brian Mudd’s Eight Keys for Success - 2020 Bottom Line: As part of my series, Eight Rules for Life, here’s The Sliding Scale of Morality... We all have a sliding scale of morality. None of us are perfect, hopefully none of us are pure evil. So, on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being evil and 10 being perfect, we're all somewhere in between. But we're also not static numbers on that scale either. On my scale five represents neutral. Someone who's neither inherently good or bad. Someone who wouldn’t go out of their way to help others but also wou...