It is common courtesy to ask permission first so that they can also decide whether or not they are the best source of reference for your skills and abilities. If they think they are not, they could give you a second opinion that someone else who has worked with you would be a better o...
Using the handy “Drawdowns” calculator on the “Portfolio Charts” website the worst historical drawdown for an 80% Total Stock Market/20% short-term Treasury portfolio was 44% – and recovery took 17 years. And as someone who retired in 2002, only 2 years into one of the worst two ...
Israel's behaviour has not been exemplary, in the last several years its treatment of Palestinians has been as bad as the suicide bombers. But despite the emotional hatred in the region, Israel's economy depends on low-wage Palestinian workers and Palestine depends on Israel for jobs. Even wi...