Balance sentence length

Ideal ratio of long to short sentences?

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Is there an ideal ratio of long to short sentences? A tip in…
Approved

Tips for managing author approvals

Managing author approvals can challenge the patience of financial…
Mistake Monday

MISTAKE MONDAY for January 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your…
Darien Gould

Social media and digital marketing for investment managers

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Darien Gould did a great job hosting my webinar on investment…
Top posts on InvestmentWriting.com

Top posts from 2019’s fourth quarter

Check out my top posts from the fourth quarter! They’re…
Continuity

How to achieve continuity in your writing

Continuity in your writing is important. By continuity, I mean…
Mistake Monday

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

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Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your…
picture one person

Picture one person your work will help

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Do you sometimes get stuck in the middle of writing something?…
Trimming

4 tips for trimming extra words

Bryan Garner offers four tips for trimming extra words in his…
Writing with Substance

No brevity without substance, please

“Brevity without substance is useless.” This statement in…
Writing to understand

Writing to understand

I agree with Japanese novelist Haruki Marukami who says, I have…
2019 reading recommendations
Mistake Monday

MISTAKE MONDAY for November 25: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your…
Knowledgeable Writers are Better

Avoid embarrassment by hiring knowledgeable writers

The other day, a prospect asked me for an example of a time that…
Mistake Monday

MISTAKE MONDAY for October 28: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your…
Should I blog? No, Yes, Maybe

Insecure about blogging? Write a letter

Some people feel they shouldn’t blog. They hesitate because…
ask questions

Ask questions

This line in O magazine struck me as relevant to financial bloggers: The…