Confidence is something you take from experience well before you can bring it to a new situation.

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For now then, grandkids and parents would do well to take advantage of something the baby boomers still seem to hold dear -- balance.

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She said journalism was going to change whether I was at FORBES or not, so I might as well take advantage of the chance to learn something new.

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Surfers know something about how to take advantage of natural forces which translates well to portfolio management.

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Mr. REINSCH: Well, if investors want to make that choice to take their money out of something they disapprove of, that's fine.

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Someone would point out a difference, discussion would take place, and team members would gain an in-depth understanding of how a certain culture did something as well as why they did it that way.

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