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Source: Girls Just Want to Have Fund$ by Sheryl Sutherla...
Monday, 16 July 2012
Musings and Amusings
Evolution has given
humans a huge advantage over most other animals: middle age – who would have
thought?
We are used to dismissing our
fifth and sixth decades as a negative chapter in our lives, perhaps even a
cause for crisis. But recent scientific findings have shown just how important
middle age is for every one of us, and how crucial it has been to the success
of our species. Middle age is not just about wrinkles and worry. It is not
about...
Who's counting?
Most New Zealander's would not survive longer than three months in the face
of a personal financial disaster, according to new research.
Visa's 2012 International Financial Literacy Barometer surveyed more than
25,000 people across 28 countries.
New Zealand was ranked the sixth most financially literate country, behind
world leaders Brazil, Mexico and Australia.
Our savings rate was well behind the Chinese, about half...
Womenomics
Following the lead of countries like Spain, France, Italy, and Belgium, the European
Union is considering legislating quotas for women directors on boards.
Quotas are a drastic step, especially in Europe, where men overwhelmingly
run companies, and boards of directors are also almost entirely male. Just
13.7% of large-company directors and 3.2% of presidents and chairmen within the
EU were women as of January, the New York Times reported...
Finance & Investments
Over the
years, the phrase "emerging market" has become all but meaningless.
No group that includes China, Argentina, Kenya, the Philippines, and Romania
can possibly qualify as a single coherent class.
To pick
the likeliest winners in this vast category, Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs has
given us the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and now South Africa), the
"Next 11" (Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan,...
Why?
Why have I bothered dieting?
Latest study in the NY Times tells me that the low fat carbohydrate-rich diet
will not keep me thin (wondered what was wrong!). In fact the study debunks the
old calorie in calorie out myth telling us that the fewer carbohydrates we eat
the more easily we remain lean. The more carbohydrates, the more difficult. In
other words carbohydrates are fattening. What matters, then, is the quantity
and quality of carbohydrates...