Update: S&P warns on commercial real estate – Street Sweep: Fortune’s Wall Street Blog
Standard & Poor’s downgraded three insurance companies, including Principal Financial (PFG), citing expected losses on commercial mortgages and commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS.
I made a new friend the other day. While catching up on my non-book reading I came across a manifesto from http://changethis.com/ with the title Get a Life, Not a Job. My curiosity took hold; I thought this short essay might help me figure out where I’m headed in my life and career, so I read it. Then I contacted the author to tell her how much I liked her manifesto. Now we’ve connected on LinkedIn and I’ve made a new friend.
My new friend’s name is Paula Caligiuri. The following bio comes from her website:
Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D. is a work psychologist dedicated to helping people navigate the professional and personal challenges associated with their careers. She is the author of several books including Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work for You, which FT Press will publish in April 2010, and the career blog. Dr. Caligiuri is a frequent contributor to CNN on career and management topics and has completed a pilot for a television show, CareerWATCH.
Dr. Caligiuri is also a Professor in the Human Resource Management Department at Rutgers University, where she teaches courses in career management and global human resources at the masters, PhD, and executive levels. She is an internationally recognized expert on global careers and strategic human resource management. She has lectured in numerous universities and has been a speaker for many major corporations in the United States, Asia, and Europe.
As a consultant, Dr. Caligiuri is the President of Caligiuri and Associates, Inc., a consulting firm that advises leading global organizations on ways to ensure the success of their internationally-oriented talent through assessment, training, and development.
Dr. Caligiuri holds a M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State University in industrial and organizational psychology.
The book should be an awesome read. You can get a copy of Paula’s manifesto by clicking the link below. I’ve also added a link to her website on my sidebar. I get a steady stream of visitors to my site who are looking for work. I do hope you find or create what you are looking for.
I’ll be in San Antonio for the annual AHOU meeting.
I’m looking forward to seeing how the city has changed since my last visit.
Who’s creating US jobs? Mexicans. / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
“In fiscal year 2008, the US issued E-1 and E-2 visas to 1901 Mexicans and their families, nearly three times the level of a decade before. “
Where are all of these Mexican immigrant investors going? San Antonio!
Examiner’s Report – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 Proceedings
The Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 Proceedings Examiner’s Report can accessed through the link above.
While not exactly insurance or underwriting related I’m posting a link as a public service for readers who may be interested in downloading and reading some, or all, of this report.
Kansas City to Close Nearly Half Its Schools – NYTimes.com
I haven’t been posting any Scary Charts recently because there are too many of them.
Then I came across this article in the NYT.
What are the Top 10 nations for online workers? / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
And the fastest-growing major economy for freelance work?
The United States. “We’re seeing a huge number of Americans come online,” says Brian Goler, vice president of marketing for oDesk. “More and more people are working this way.”
Perhaps they have to because of the economic downturn. Perhaps they want to.
Pensions Still Fall Short As A Retirement Parachute : NPR
I am disappointed this article did not mention annuities. The link is to the last article of a three part series.
An Update On Consumer Frugality: Americans Staying Home More, Reading Books | zero hedge
While people did spend more on luxury items and things to help them improve their mood during these tumultuous times, there was still very much a frugal ‘stay at home’ cocooning theme in the spending report.
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