Monthly Archives: November 2007

I Like My Job, For the First Time

For the first time in my life I can say I truly and completely like my job. Especially, since I do not have a job! I have worked since I was in high school (summers only then). I have help positions from mail clerk / mail-database programmer on a government bureaucracy to Principal Consultant for [...]

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Should I Be The Bank?

I have been lending money at Prosper. (P2P lending where lenders spread their risk among many borrowers, and borrowers get a chance for better interest rates than they get charged at banks). I increased my loan portfolio to $3,000 and may increase it a bit more early next year. I still have the goal of [...]

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It Is Difficult to be a Bank

Banks have given me headaches this year. Good thing they have dividends to soothe the pain. I still believe it is better to Buy the Bank than to Deposit at The Bank. This is an opportunity to buy some banks. They have Yields, and yields support the price even on these extreme downturns. Still, it [...]

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Preparing for an Interview: 5 Capabilities with Success Stories

When you are applying for a job, the hiring manager and/or interviewer has two main questions on his / her head: Can you do the job?  Do you have the skills, experience and know-how? Can I work with you?  Do you have a personality that is compatible with the company culture and with the  interviewer’s [...]

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