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You don’t always need to say where you obtained the information…

MISTAKE MONDAY for September 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Oops! Someone…

Use LinkedIn to find prospects without being sleazy
“You are a mosquito in a nudist colony of opportunity,” said…

MISTAKE MONDAY for August 30: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Someone must…

Nice analogy about large caps vs. small caps
I like this analogy from "A Rough Ride on the Risk Curve" from The…

Writing tip: Why are you telling me this?
“Why are you telling me this?” I ask this again and again…

MISTAKE MONDAY for July 26: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? I assume this…

Top posts from 2021’s second quarter
Check out my top posts from the second quarter!
They’re…

Look smarter to your clients, prospects, or boss with alerts
Will you look smarter to your clients, prospects, or boss if…

No apostrophes in plurals!
Please stop using apostrophes to turn singular nouns into plurals.…

MISTAKE MONDAY for June 28: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your…

Keep it short with the Fog Index!
Warren Miller, CPA, CFA, one of my longtime newsletter readers,…

Use movement and description in your writing: A tip from Francis Flaherty
Good nonfiction needs both movement and description, says Francis…

9 ways blogging is like sourdough baking
Like many other Americans, I started baking sourdough bread during…

MISTAKE MONDAY for May 31: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? The company got…

Top posts from 2021’s first quarter
Check out my top posts from the first quarter!
They’re a…

Lousy headline, provocative first sentence
I nearly didn't read an interesting article about stocks in The…

“Better writing without parentheses” by Harriett Magee
Parentheses are overused in financial writing. Here’s a guest…
