Article by Travis Bradberry If you want to be a leader that other people follow with absolute conviction, you must first be a pleasant leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons may lead a group of people for a time, but eventually they tire, usually before they stand out. Many times I ask people how they have been the best…
5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Starting My Career
Article by Ryan McGrath It’s no secret that with age, comes wisdom (generally speaking). Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about who I am, what I value and what “success” really means. As I reflect on my career, here are five things I wish someone had told me when I was starting out. By adopting these action-oriented strategies, you can create true, long-term success…
Smallest to Largest
Dear Dave, I’m on Baby Step 2, and I’m working hard to get out of debt. My last two debts are $6,000 on a credit card, and $10,000 on a car loan. I’ll be receiving a $6,000 bonus at work in a couple of weeks, and I was wondering what to do with the money….
Why Empathy Is One of the Most Overlooked Skills in Business
Article by Aytekin Tank It was a sunny day in April. The air was crisp and the walk ahead of us enjoyable. I stared at the beautiful Embarcadero situated near our San Francisco office, feeling grateful for working close to such a stunning view. Then I shifted my gaze over to Tim, my walking mate for the…
Rising Prices and Investments: A Close Look at How Retirement Accounts Can Be Impacted During Periods of Inflation
Inflation increased by 5 percent from May 2020 to May 2021, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The projected inflation for the coming year sits at 2.26 percent. Still, those saving for retirement and considering their future are frequently feeling nervous. Perhaps rightly so. “While a moderate and consistent degree of inflation…
WEP and GPO: A Brief Explainer of Complicated Laws
Because of the high volume of emails I get from the small minority of government employees who don’t even pay into Social Security, I guess it’s time for me to trot out my old WEP and GPO column. (I’ll explain what those abbreviations stand for in a minute.) Who are these folks? They are primarily…
Long Distance Flip?
Dear Dave, I’ve been following your advice for about a year. I’m almost out of debt, and I live on a budget, but looking toward the future it seems like it will be very difficult to save up for a down payment on a home. I live in Chicago, and property prices are very expensive….
Why Is My House Not Selling?
“I’m totally stressed out because we’ve been on the market for eight weeks and we haven’t even had an offer.” Such were the words of a woman who called me to complain about her real estate agent, who led her to believe that she would have multiple offers after the first week. After she continued…
There Oughta Be a Law!
Readers are always asking me to explain various Social Security rules and regulations. But sometimes they want more. They want to see something official—something in black and white. In other words, they want me to give them a legal reference for whatever rules I am explaining to them. I sort of know where they are…
The 1 Indispensable Thing Nonprofits Need
“I started a nonprofit organization about three years ago. “In the beginning, we had three directors—we were told we needed at least three to get our federal tax exemption—but two of them quit shortly after we formed, and I have struggled to fill those two positions since. People sign up, probably out of personal friendship…
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