when do you cite sources

When do you need to cite sources?

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

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

Use LinkedIn to find prospects without being sleazy

“You are a mosquito in a nudist colony of opportunity,” said…
Mistake Monday

MISTAKE MONDAY for August 30: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Someone must…
a nice analogy about large caps vs small caps

Nice analogy about large caps vs. small caps

I like this analogy from "A Rough Ride on the Risk Curve" from The…
Why are you telling me this?

Writing tip: Why are you telling me this?

“Why are you telling me this?” I ask this again and again…
Mistake Monday

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 for 2Q 2108

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

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

No apostrophes in plurals!

Please stop using apostrophes to turn singular nouns into plurals.…
Mistake Monday

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

Keep it short with the Fog Index!

Warren Miller, CPA, CFA, one of my longtime newsletter readers,…
Bird on tree

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

9 ways blogging is like sourdough baking

Like many other Americans, I started baking sourdough bread during…
Mistake Monday

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

Top posts from 2021’s first quarter

Check out my top posts from the first quarter! They’re a…
lousy headline provocative first sentence

Lousy headline, provocative first sentence

I nearly didn't read an interesting article about stocks in The…
better writing without parentheses

“Better writing without parentheses” by Harriett Magee

Parentheses are overused in financial writing. Here’s a guest…

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