Word: smarts
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Kotz said his reports will have comprehensive recommendations, but warned that doesn't mean the agency will implement them. And though some fixes, a proposed rule to separate custodian accounts for hedge fund assets, may make it harder for thieves, smart fraudsters "will just begin to work in pairs; one will run the scam and the other will run the custodian operation," says Goldman...
...things children have to do while they're growing up is to find out what kind of people they are. Am I smart or dull? Pretty or plain? Strong or weak? They find out the answers by comparing themselves to their peers. And they put this knowledge to good use. They find out what they're good at and concentrate on that, and give up competing in contests they are sure to lose. They try out for leadership, for example, by finding out whether other kids are willing to follow them. Research has shown that boys who are taller than...
...years on, however, with parents seeming to worry more than ever about what it takes to raising a smart, decent kid, Harris's message may even sound reassuring. The 10th anniversary edition of her book hits bookstores Feb. 24. TIME's Kathleen Kingsbury caught up with the New Jersey grandma to discuss whether parents still don't matter, why her theory didn't catch on in 1999 and the future of helicopter parenting and the kids it produces...
...firms remaining on Wall St. are shrinking their workforce and turning away even the most qualified applicants. Signs of the new crunch are not hard to come by, especially for young job-hunters immersed in the recruiting process.Kayley E. Laren ’09, the chief investment officer for Smart Women Securities—a student group dedicated to investment education—said that many firms are not looking to hire much beyond the size of their summer class.“There are far fewer firms that are in the career pool because of bankruptcies and acquisitions...
...Coach kept telling me to post up hard, so that’s what I do,” Wright said. “The guards tell me they are going to look inside-out so they pass the ball in to me and trust me to make the smart play, the right play.”The best defense against him was foul trouble. He picked up his third foul three minutes into the second half and stayed on the floor to get his fourth a minute-and-a-half later while trying to receive a pass. But senior...