The document discusses various aspects of finance, including the complexities of bitcoin, investment strategies, financial literacy, and economic trends such as the behavior of the Colombian peso. It emphasizes the importance of mindset in leadership, the challenges of financial management among arts managers, and provides tips for personal finance and savings. Additionally, it touches on broader economic issues, including the impact of lending trends on small businesses and the significance of financial education.

1. Finance
A Vertical World
Should the US once again decide to "turn within," it would likely not be as straightforward as before.
Today's economic system is dependent on global trade and capital flows, outsourcing needs, and the
exploitation of inexpensive labor and resources.
Understanding Bitcoin
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Financial Regulation, Business News
Through recent conversations with various friends and colleagues, it has become apparent that
Bitcoin is somewhat of a mystery to the majority of the population. The common query, even among
seasoned investors, is inevitably, "What is Bitcoin?"
Money for Nothing? Well, Almost...
Money for nothing doesn't exist, but something does come close: generating money through
compound interest. One of the most common ways investors generate compound interest is by
investing in a diversified portfolio of ingredients from the financial markets: stocks, bonds, real
estate, and commodities.
Strong Leadership Begins With Your Mindset
Your mindset isn't just a bunch of touchy-feely psychology and relationship stuff. It also has a big
effect on your company's bottom line, setting the stage of its performance, productivity, and,
ultimately, its profitability.
Financial Literacy

2. Too many arts managers are not comfortable with financial concepts and data. They can create an
operational budget that adds up correctly, but have little knowledge of the workings of the stock and
bond markets, the implications of interest rate movements, or of recent economic activity.
Rhetoric of Colombian Currency
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Colombia, Foreign Reserves, Exports, Monetary Policy, US Dollar, Exchange Rate, Hot Money,
Economic Shocks, Capital, Politics News
Susceptibility to foreign shocks would be an adequate phrase to describe the Colombian peso's
behavior against the U.S. dollar over the past months.
5 Tips Before Leaving Your Kids an Inheritance
What is your view of inherited money? Is it an "initiative sucker" or can it be used to create a better
and more fulfilled life?
5 Ways to Seek a Meaningful Paycheck
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Being, Tips, Personal Finance, Business, Advice, Happiness, Money News
Is it possible to have the best of both worlds -- financial success as well as meaningful work; a sense
of satisfaction and fulfillment as well as relaxation and a good night's sleep? Here are five
suggestions about how to balance ambition with tranquility.
Ten Important Things a Non-Finance Person Should Know About Personal Finance
Spend less than your cash flow. Easy enough concept, and it is the number one rule.
Teracoin -- A Digital Currency Minted by the Labor Force

3. I'd like to propose a digital currency that acts to balance the playing field. Start with bitcoin and let's
make a few modifications.
Investing Lessons From the Donald Sterling Saga
You have your eye on the wrong ball if you are paying attention to predictions about when the stock
market will "correct." There is scant evidence that anyone has the expertise to predict the future.
From Veteran to Vetrepreneur: Steps to Transitioning Into the Private Sector
While the road to a successful business is not always smooth and linear, trust in yourself and your
abilities to lead you.
Art of Making Money: Michael Jackson's 3 Money Making Secrets
Indisputably, Michael Jackson remains one of the top grossing and most influential pop artists of all
time. The mercurial and controversial businessman made billions of dollars in his lifetime.
What a Near-Perfect FICO Score Looks Like and How You Can Get It Too
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Education, Perfect Score, Personal Finance, Money News
Does a perfect FICO score exist? No one has even seen one, if it is even possible to attain. But, we
found someone who is extremely close to it. Na...
Conserving Landscapes and Ecosystems With Private Investment
Private investors are finding new opportunities to invest in large-scale conservation efforts intended
to protect biodiversity and boost "ecosystem services" such as clean water, clean air and carbon
storage.
7 Reasons to Have a Savings Account for Social Gatherings

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Mybanktracker, Wedding, Finance, Social, Party, Personal Finance, Gathering, Money News
If you are not financially prepared, social engagements can leave your finances strained. When you
plan and set aside funds for social engagements, you won't have to dip into your emergency fund,
your day to day spending account or max out credit cards.
Don't Look Now But Something's Eating Your Money
If you choose not to invest, then you need to have some other plan in place to protect your savings.
Otherwise, you might as well lock your money in a dank safe and let it decompose.
How to Get a Near-Perfect FICO 8 Bankcard Score: One Woman's Story
There are advantages to maintaining a pristine credit profile. Primarily, having great credit means
that you're more likely to qualify for loans and l...
IFC Won't Support Expansion of Disastrous Tata Mundra Project
The World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim and the bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC)
are at a crossroads -- they can either choose to to be on the right side of human rights and the
environment, or they can continue ignoring the facts.
World's First Library of Mistakes Opens in Edinburgh
Now, 2,000 volumes of books dedicated solely to chronicling tales of financial mismanagement have
been collected in what is being billed as the "World's First Library of Mistakes."
Elizabeth Warren's Moment
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Justice, Holly Petraeus, Bankruptcy, Poverty, Banking Bailout, Economics, Elizabeth Warren,
Reform, Progressive Movement, Pope Francis, Voter Turnout, Banking Lobbyists, Senate, Barack
Obama, Democratic Party, Edward Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Finance, Bill Clinton, Consumer

5. Financial Protection Bureau, Banks, 2014 Election, Grapes of Wrath, Consumer Protection, Hillary
Clinton, Franklin Roosevelt, Politics News
Warren knows from experience and writes with warmth that every day in America there are boys
and girls asking moms and dads why the family car is gone, why the family home was taken away,
why Mom or Dad has lost a job, and why so Americans live from paycheck to paycheck, desperately
struggling to make ends meet.
Microcredit Impact Revisited
While the technical arguments might seem arcane, the underlying question of the impact of a
development intervention is an important one.
4 Tips For Tidying Your Finances This Spring
As warmer weather arrives and households tackle spring cleaning to-dos, it is the perfect time to
bring a simplified approach to your finances and "clean house."
Small Business Lending Plummets as Loans to Big Business Soar
Studies show locally owned businesses are a primary source of net new job creation. Yet
independent businesses in many sectors are losing market share, while the number of new startups
has steadily fallen over the last two decades. Insufficient capital is a key culprit driving these
trends.
Top 10 U.S.-Based Venture Capital Funds
The first quarter of 2014 was a record-breaking quarter and serves as promise that venture capital,
as an asset class, is on the ascend.
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