A global election is taking place between Earth and Global Warming. Your vote will contribute to a worldwide mandate for action on climate change, to be presented to world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, set on 16 December 2009. What’s your vote? “Because global warming is not about what country you’re…
Yesterday night, my friend and I observed the 2009 Earth Hour, from 20:30 till 21:30, Jakarta’s time. Along with us, 83 countries the world over were participating, turning off lights for an hour to raise awareness of global warming. In Jakarta, the local government committed to turning off the lights in 5 of the city’s…
Continuing with my retirement portfolio building, I’ve been thinking of dividing the portfolio into five asset allocation themes. I could have gotten away with only two of them (core equity and core debt), but where’s the fun? The five themes are as follow: Core Equity Holding – Geographic This theme will act as the core…
The Aspen Institute Guide to Socially Responsible MBA Programs by The Aspen Institute My review rating: 3 of 5 starsThis Guide is different from the ones we have accustomed to seeing on the store’s bookshelves at the education reference section. The Guide does not attempt to rank any particular programs; instead, it provides information on…
[In light of my postings on my Facebook FSX application, I’ll also do the same here for my other portfolios (with real money as opposed to FSX’s virtual money). Though I won’t put the amount here, I’ll still put the position I have or currently targeting. I do have several portfolios, though I am still…
Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying by David Bach My review rating: 3 of 5 starsDavid Bach is the writer of the popular Finish Rich series. I haven’t read his other books, so I can’t comment on the series yet. In Go Green, Bach starts with…