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I am a former Presbyterian minister with 40 years of experience with spiritual counseling. I have also worked with mentally ill adults in residential settings. I have published dozens of articles on spiritual subjects and have written a book entitled: "The

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Personal Finance > Stock Market The best low risk stocks to buy: 2 of 2
The best low risk stocks to buy In the current economic environment, the idea of a low-risk stock may be a little quaint. In the past, when you wanted low risk, you would tend to look at the blue chips. These are the stocks of big name brand companies like GE, IBM, Coca Cola, etc. They were not that volatile and their ups an... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Will Social Security continue to be funded in the future?: 2 of 2
There is no question that Social Security will be funded for the near future. With the large number of Baby Boomers retiring soon, however, the future of Social Security is a serious concern. No one, no matter how economically brilliant they may be, knows for sure how long Social Security will remain solvent or what variable... More..
Business > Project Management Tips for moving projects in the right direction: 2 of 2
There's no question that projects can get bogged down and sometimes brought to a grinding halt. The most important thing to do with any project is to make sure that you do the proper planning before you even start the project. An ounce of planning is worth a pound of problems later. Good planning means knowing all of the var... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market Determining the best time to buy energy stocks: 2 of 2
Determining the best time to buy energy stocks The best time to buy energy stocks is right now! While individual energy stocks may go up, down, or sideways, the need for energy is going nowhere but up while the available energy supply is going down. This is a supply/demand formula that can't lose. The only question is which ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Reflections: Questioning the importance of the war on terrorism as a global policy: 2 of 2
The events of 9/11 are the best thing that ever happened to the Bush administration. An increasing number of people, including many former military and intelligence officers, are questioning the official 9/11 story, but that is not relevant to this article. Regardless of whether the administration was involved in the attacks... More..
Personal Finance > Mutual Funds How to use exchange traded funds (ETFs): 2 of 2
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) can best be compared to mutual funds. Mutual funds are generally a group of stocks that allow an investor to buy into a particular area of the stock market. A fund might follow an index of stocks such as the Standard & Poor's 500 or the Dow Jones Industrials. It could follow a particular sector o... More..
Personal Finance > Mutual Funds The best American mutual funds of 2007: 2 of 2
"Money" magazine put out its picks for the top mutual funds for this year. It included eleven large-cap, seven mid-cap, four small-cap, three multi-cap, three specialty funds, eight foreign, and seven bond funds. The "Chicago Tribune," in their May 24th edition, put out their top 25 funds for 2007. Personally, I would go to ... More..
Personal Finance > Mutual Funds The history of mutual funds: 2 of 2
Mutual funds began with a simple idea and have grown into a multi-trillion dollar industry today. It began with three Boston securities executives who pooled their money in 1924 to start the first mutual fund. This pooling of money for investment purposes goes back to the mid-1800s and, truth be known, it is probably much ol... More..
Sciences > Psychology Reasons to study oneirology: 2 of 2
Oneirology is the study of dreams. In the second century A.D., a Greek named Artemidorus wrote a book called Oneirocritica. It was one of the earliest dream books ever written. It means "The Interpretation of Dreams." In 1900, in honor of this ancient book, Sigmund Freud wrote his own dream book called "The Interpretation of... More..
Personal Finance > Mutual Funds The case for managed mutual funds: 2 of 2
Most funds are managed. That means that there is a manager who is in charge of that fund and it is her job to study the market every day and buy and sell stocks in the fund to try to maximize gains. Within the category of managed funds there is a pretty wide range of management styles. They go from highly actively traded mut... More..