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Life's Long Cruise? Planning for a Second "Me" Career

Harvard Business Review

We should be thinking of new skills we'd like to learn, education yet to be pursued. Even modest continued earnings dramatically change the NPV calculation. One with concentrated blocks of time to devote to our own interests, rather than the constant need to juggle the competing demands that complicated pursuit of our first career.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

.” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.” Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. Related Video. Go it alone.