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Changes To Look For In 401(k) Loans
"Hi Tuck. While I'd like to see less Gubmen intervention in people's/businesses finances (i.e. "small Gubmen"), it may well be a good thing to prohibit businesses aimed solely at tempting people into raiding their 401(k) - as long as there are hardship avenues as described. Duncan"Save For Retirement on a Shoestring: A Guide for Small & Home-Based Business Owners
"Hi Adam. Wonderful advice. It's scary to think that if one had saved $600k & retired right now, what would a dollar be worth in 20 years - a quarter? Duncan p.s. As a teen of the '60's, your description of the youth of today's view of the Gubmen is about what it was then - for a minute I thought you were describing a normal, healthy attitude!"Customer Motivation
"Hi Laura. I think some discount houses have many loyal customers - partly due to the convenience factor - they're comfortable there, they know where stuff is, and they're used to going there for certain things on their list - which is a lot easier than trying out a new place every time there's an ad that's a little less on 1 item. (I know my Dad was loyal to his favorite discount stores.) Online, I see a different world - it really isn't much more difficult to check a bunch of sites to compare, blowing the price question way out of proportion vis-a-vis local businesses. Duncan"Depression and Mental Health in the Workplace: Coping, Stigma and Statistics (Video)
"Hi Rochelle. Mental health issues have certainly come a long way in the last 50 years - from being shunned or locked-up in a true house of horrors, to the understanding we now see & accept. I well remember when they shut down the mental hospitals in the '70's - the source of some well-intentioned but misguided help, and much raw, sadistic abuse. Duncan"Subscribe
How to Use Cold Calling to Produce a Steady Stream of New Sales Leads
"Hi Bill. I REALLY don't like advising telemarketers to cloak their return numbers so they can "get over". Use your company number (unless you're selling snake oil, in which case do us all a favor & go out of bidnid). Then, immediately identify yourself & the business you represent so there's no BS involved. Anything less is CRAP! Duncan"