Easy ways for exposure to gold.

Posted on November 10th, 2007 in Finance by Gary

ETFs make it easy to invest in uncorrelated assets such as commodities. One of these commodities is gold.
2 good ETFs for exposure to gold are:

GLD and IAU

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The Odyssey Years

Posted on November 10th, 2007 in Personal Development by Gary

The New York Times article - The Quarter Life Crisis!

There used to be four common life phases: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Now, there are at least six: childhood, adolescence, odyssey, adulthood, active retirement and old age. Of the new ones, the least understood is odyssey, the decade of wandering that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood.

During this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of love. They try one career and then try another.

Their parents grow increasingly anxious. These parents understand that there’s bound to be a transition phase between student life and adult life. But when they look at their own grown children, they see the transition stretching five years, seven and beyond. The parents don’t even detect a clear sense of direction in their children’s lives. They look at them and see the things that are being delayed.

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