Bad Advice is Everywhere

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Identifying The ‘Right’ Balance Of Personalization And (Time) Cost Of Client Touchpoints To Boost ROI

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With $217 Million in Ticket Sales, ‘Superman’ Helps Save Warner Bros., Too

It’s an old Hollywood adage: Even the most down-on-its-luck studio is “just one hit away” from redemption.What about five hits?After one of the worst box office runs in Warner Bros.’ 102-year history — setting off frenzied speculation about the firing of…

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Markets Will Be Markets

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Trump Accounts — What to Know About This ‘Baby Bonus’ from the One Big Beautiful Bill

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By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder One of the more interesting aspects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was the implementation of a new kind of investing account dubbed Trump Accounts (TAs). Originally called “Invest America Accounts” and “American…

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Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s Executive Director, on Leave After Rocky Tenure

Ben Jealous, who joined the environmental group in 2023, has clashed with some employees and the organization’s union.Ben Jealous, the executive director of the Sierra Club, is on leave as of Friday afternoon, the organization confirmed, after less than three years…

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David Gergen, Washington Veteran Who Advised Four Presidents, Dies at 83

After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said in 2020.David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran who helped shape the public images of four presidents, mostly Republicans, and who, after a turn…

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The feels?

How interested are you, regarding the challenges facing your prospective clients or customers? That may seem like an odd question, but your answer is spectacularly important. Why? Because the most effective marketing, and strongest business relationships, are all built on a…

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Kraken expands access across LATAM, launching local funding in Argentina and Mexico

Deepening our investment in Latin America, we are rolling out local currency funding in Argentina and Mexico, two of the region’s most active crypto markets. This expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to building trusted, compliant and localized infrastructure to support crypto…

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Kitces & Carl Ep 168: Do You Really Have To Go Deep With Every New Client In The First Meeting?

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Sonoran Desert Toads, With Their Psychedelic Powers, Appear to Be in Decline

New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users.It looks much like any other toad. It’s plump and green with warty brown spots and vibrant golden eyes. When…

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Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave

Researchers in the NOAA program were furloughed because funds to pay them were not available.A program that supports the nation’s most promising climate scientists faces delayed funding, furloughs and a canceled year of grants, according to participants in the program and…

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From Acknowledgment To Engagement: Key Questions To Reframe Issues And Get Action When Clients Are Off Track

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