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Investing Tools: Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF’s) and Index Funds….the Rest of the Story

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

On his early morning show “Consumer Tips” on HLN today, financial guru Clark Howard commented that the highest number of “hits” he had on his financial advice advice website was in the category “Investment Guide.” I can certainly believe that, … Continue reading →

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A Potpourri of Power – Applied, Should or Should Not Be Applied, Not Applied

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

This morning’s early news on CNN, HLN, CBS, Bloomberg, and even ESPN, struck me, battered reader, as having a lot of items about power: power that’s being vigorously applied, a serious question about whether or not power should be applied….and … Continue reading →

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“The Millionaire,” Do You Want to Become a Millionaire? Is It Possible? Should You Want It to Be Possible?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

You have to go back a lot of years, ambitious reader, to revisit the days of the old “The Millionaire” television show (1955-1960, almost 5 1/2 years, on CBS). The basic plot was that very ordinary people were surprised by … Continue reading →

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Excellence and Tragedy – In the News and in My Memory and Heart

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Last Thursday, March 3, 2011. True excellence and tragic catastrophe struck simultaneously in little Fennville, Michigan. You have undoubtedly seen and heard, heart-touched reader, about the sudden death of Fennville High School’s young basketball star, Wes Leonard. Poor Wes had … Continue reading →

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Hypocrites! Hypocrites Everywhere. Integrity, Where Have You Gone?

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

National news this early morning and in recent days finally set off my personal and professional “alarm bells,” faithful reader. Although it’s always present and never in short supply, Hypocrisy just reached a level of overflowing my own mental and … Continue reading →

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A Potpourri of Followup on News Items….and One New News Item

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

This early morning’s television news on CBS, ABC, CNN, HLN, Bloomberg, and undoubtedly elsewhere, yawning reader (oops, that would be I; you’ve probably been up and going for hours already), is full of items you and I have been looking … Continue reading →

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Continued Mixed Economic News, Why You Should Care, More Signs of Hope

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

This morning’s news on Bloomberg, CNN, HLN, and other sources, budget-squeezed reader, continues the pattern I’ve long observed and commented on in this blog: reports and data on the national economy are at best mixed, some better and encouraging, some … Continue reading →

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Professionalism, Pride, Production, Prettiness….and Maybe the Recession Really Is Over

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

I once went to a large Presbyterian church for a “final interview weekend,” as one of their final three candidates to be the next pastor. Practically as soon as I arrived in their airport, the search committee members let me … Continue reading →

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Studies, Statistics, Surprises, and It Comes as No Surprise

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Along with a few others like, “Golf is a good walk wasted,” one of my favorite quips/quotes from Mark Twain is: “There are lies, damn lies….and statistics.” Nonetheless, I tend to love studies and the statistics they spew out as … Continue reading →

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Bad News, Good News, Bad News….Doesn’t Matter Which You Want First….The Poor

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Yesterday, January 6, Day of Epiphany, I viewed a news item from Hope Yen of the Associated Press that “the number of poor people in the U.S. is millions more higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans – … Continue reading →

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