Diversify your investment risk
All investments carry risk. But, as an investor, one of the biggest risks you face is that of not achieving your long-term goals, such as enjoying a comfortable retirement and remaining financially independent throughout your life. To help reach your objectives, you need to own a variety of investment vehicles and each carries its own type of risk. If you spread your investment dollars among...
Turning to classic cinema for answers for everything
If every married couple agreed on everything, the world would be a far duller place. More stable, certainly, but stability is kind of, well, boring. Picture The Stepford Wives mated with the zombies in Night of the Living Dead. I mean, whats the point? Coupling with a mirror image would be the antithesis to William Hurts line -- Im just trying to keep the conversation...
A deep-fried day at the fair
Just before the county fair begins, well-made plans are check listed; supplies and schedules, transportation and tack. Grease the wheels on your wagon, no one at the grocery store wants to push a squeaky cart through the interior acres, so dont screech your way across the fairground stretch. Pack your tote bag wisely or lessen your load and carry none. Dont take more than you need, dont...
Research evolving on nighttime snacks
Please help settle a disagreement: Are you more likely to gain weight from eating a snack at night than if you ate the same snack earlier in the day? You may not realize it, but that is a loaded question. For years, the standard nutrition response has been no -- its the overall balance between calorie intake and energy outgo that matters, not what time of day you eat. And thats still...