MISTAKE MONDAY for June 24: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This mistake isn’t easy to find, in my opinion. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
“High net worth” in your financial marketing
A copyediting project spurred me to think about how to use “high net worth” to describe investors. First, should you hyphenate “high net worth” when using it as an adjective? Second, is “high net worth” a useful term for communications with prospective clients? “High net worth” and hyphens My gut told me to use hyphens […]
JUNE NEWSLETTER: Coping with generative AI in articles
Protect your publication against AI-generated text You need a policy on text created using generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, if you’re publishing a blog, newsletter, or other communication using articles that you haven’t personally written. Here’s my policy. To protect against allegations of plagiarism and copyright infringement, we have a policy on the use […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for May 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This mistake jumped out at me. Did it catch your eye quickly? I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Help your downsizing clients create their legacy
Many investment and financial advisors have older clients who struggle with decluttering as they prepare to downsize. I picked up some useful ideas from a session presented by Matt Paxton, the host of the PBS program Legacy List and the author of a book that had the same title as his presentation, Keep the Memories, […]