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Five Ways to Build Your Wealth: A Guide

Strategy Driven

Invest in bonds of various types, credit ratings , and maturities. If your investment horizon is short-term, be more conservative in your investment choices. Some ways to diversify your portfolio: Invest in stocks of different sectors, markets, and companies. Invest in cash, gold, or other alternative assets.

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How Share-Price Fixation Killed Enron

Harvard Business Review

It appears that Enron''s final fatal mistake was to try to support its stock price instead of living up to key contractual obligations required to maintain its credit rating. What caused Enron''s bankruptcy was, quite simply, the loss of its investment-grade credit rating.

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7 Ways to Improve Operations Without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business Review

Start with a small number and then add more as your program matures. The measures could involve hazard identification or abatement, incident investigations, or the time it takes to close out of recommendations, among others. Each firm needs to select or develop its own, appropriate to its functions and products.