Business and Money Tips

In this Chinese or Lunar New Year, many people like to know what is their fortune for this year. As what Sun Tzu said in The Art of War , if you know yourself and you know the environment, you are in no danger. Your Fortune in the Year of the Goat revealed in 5 areas: Money This year you will have chances to make more money than last year. However, you must be alert to take advantage of opportunities quickly or they will be gone. Furthermore, you must work hard, but not too hard or you will missed opportunities. Although this year (2015) inflation is low, you nevertheless must invest your hard earned savings into instruments that beat inflation, like REITs that offer quarterly dividends exceeding 6% per annum.   Lastly, you must know how to donate money, for the more give, the more you will have. Career and Business:  Things appear to be challenging in the short term, as the world economies are not looking rosy at least until the second half of the year. However, as l...

Once there were 5 children sitting in front of a deity; they took turns to say their new year wishes.  The first child wished to have an entire house of candies, and the deity readily granted him this wish.  The second child was cleverer, he wished to own the McDonald's company, so that he can have as many fast food as he wishes.  This wish too was granted. The third child was even smarter. He wished to have all of the wishes of the children in the room.  Surprisingly, this wish too was granted. Now the fourth child said the ultimate wish: he wished to have any wishes he can have in this world.  Isn't this the wish-all wish?  To his astonishment, the deity granted this child his wish. Now come to the fifth and last child, and he paused for a while and said, "I wish to have no more wishes, because if I had ever lasting happiness and contentment, there is no need to wish for anything because life is complete and perfect". My friends, isn't this the be...