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NEWSLETTER UPDATE
"How many
millionaires do you know who have become wealthy
by investing in savings accounts? I rest my
case." - Robert G. Allen
In
this Newsletter update:
Kind Regards,
Sheryl Sutherland
JJP, B.A (Otago), Dip.F.A.C (Otago), DipPFinPlan
(Waikato), B.C.J (Canterbury)
Authorised Financial Adviser (AFA) &
Managing Director of The Financial Strategies
Group (FSP
28246)
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Some of the Wisest
Words Ever Spoken About Investing
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Words I fully endorse. After what for many
has been a grim and stressful year, investors
should be sure to count their blessings. Begin
by closing your eyes, thinking of this year’s
economic and political news, and then guessing
how the U.S. stock market has responded. Next,
be thankful for the low costs of investing.
Speaking for myself, the blessing for which
I’m most grateful is the unlimited ability
to learn free of charge from those who are
wiser and have come before us.
Click here to read
more...
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Money
CAN buy happiness - if you spend in the right
way, according to 'groundingbreaking' Cambridge
study
Happiness
can be bought, according to a new study from
the University of Cambridge, but only if your
spending matches your personality type. The
research, published today in the peer-reviewed
journal Psychological Science, analysed 77,000
real UK bank spending transactions by 625
individuals, over six months. It has been
described as "ground-breaking" by
the researchers involved, as it goes against
past research which has found little correlation
between money and well being.
Click here
to read more...
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How
a little nudge can lead to better decisions
Despite some ethical concerns, a concept
of behavioural economics is gaining popularity
This area of behavioural economics, of which
“nudging” is one element, can be used to manipulate
people to their detriment as well as their
benefit. “People can nudge you for their own
purposes.” Click to read
more...
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The Hidden
Cost for Stay-At-Home Parents
Beyond lost wages, mums or dads who
don't return to work forfeit growth
in those wages and in retirement and
other benefits
The decision around whether to go
back to work after having a baby —
and pay for childcare — is already
difficult. Parents can now add another
stark financial figure to their calculations:
Each lost year of employment could
cost a family more than three times
a parent's annual salary.
Read more...
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How Women
Won a Leading Role in China's Venture
Capital Industry
When
we think of China and the Chinese world
of business we rarely think of women
having a key role, however, women launch
more than half of all new Internet companies
in China.
The largest venture capital fund ever
raised by a woman isn’t in Silicon Valley
or even the U.S. It's in Beijing and
is run by a former librarian who keeps
such a low profile that she’s a mystery
in her native China. Read
more...
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For more
than 150 informative articles, visit
our upgraded Money
Maven Blog. Read new and archived
articles covering both serious and amusing
topics.
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