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Your Ultimate Investing Checklist to Screen for the Best Company Stocks
Are you interested in investing in individual company stocks for long-term gains? Have you decided that you have the time and mental fortitude to spend researching companies to find the best ones that meet your criteria and needs, depending on your financial goals, and with risks taken into account? If so, and if you have a list of companies you would like to consider investing in, here is a general checklist you may want to go over in order to screen them for your search for the optimal business.

US Vegan Climate ETF: The Greatest Socially Conscious Investor’s Stock Fund?
Are you looking to make an investment in the stock market, but have concerns about how certain businesses affect the environment, human rights, or animals? Or do you have a vegan lifestyle, and do not know what companies to put your money in, according to your beliefs? There are many ESG (environmental, social, governance) considerations related to companies, but you may not want to place your money in just one or a few of them, in order to diversify, and some of them may not meet all of your requirements.

Easy Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight From Comfort Foods
Have you had difficulty losing weight consistently? Do you lose several pounds, only to gain them back, because you’re eating junk food during the day, and rich desserts at night? Do you find it hard to keep a healthy lifestyle because you feel like you keep having to return to unhealthy snacks and sweets? If so, you’re not alone. Here are 6 ways you can avoid gaining weight from comfort foods.

Be an Author and Self-Publish E-Books or Books for Free with Draft2Digital
Have you dreamed of being an author someday? Do you have an idea for an e-book or book, but don’t know anyone in the publishing industry? Do you think it would just cost too much to self-publish your e-book or book? Well, if you are an average person with these problems, there is a simple solution for you: Draft2Digital.

Duolingo: A Free and Easy Way to Learn a New Language
Are you planning to travel or move to another country? Does your workplace require you to speak to people of different nationalities? Would you like to learn a new language to relate to other people in these circumstances?

Walking: Enjoy Yourself to Better Health
Do you feel low on energy, but don’t feel like working out? Would you like to lose weight but don’t want to exercise? Well, there’s a simple solution to your problems: try walking.

Learning Over Earning: Choosing Experience Instead of Money When Starting Out
For young people, it can be very enticing to choose one of their first jobs based on the amount of their paycheck. They may be thinking of all of the things they can do, or purchase with, the money. They may be fresh out of school, and in debt, and looking to meet or exceed their budget for the first time. While this is understandable, they can benefit from taking a more long-term view of their future career, and lifestyle.

Overview of AmeriCorps VISTA Nonprofit Agency Development
The following is an outline of an AmeriCorps VISTA program that I participated in years ago. AmeriCorps is a government volunteer program in which members serve with a year-long commitment to help develop a nonprofit agency or agencies.

Healthy And Delicious Vegan Choices For You At Popular Chain Restaurants
Following, are some of my favorite delicious and healthy vegan dishes you can enjoy at popular restaurants. You may just have to request the given changes to the menu items:

Actual Example Surveys to Help You Create and Improve Successful Youth Programs
Surveys can be a lifesaver if you are in charge of youth programs. They can make the difference between having full and successful classes, activities, and events, or boring ones with limited attendance.

A Mentoring Experience: The Value of Positivity With a Disability
The following story is from a class project, about an interview I held years ago, while in graduate school for a recreation degree. We were required to interview and mentor an individual at the school with a disability . . .

Your Surprisingly Simple Path to Financial Flexibility or Freedom: The Power of Compound Interest
According to legend, Albert Einstein was asked: "What is the most powerful force in the universe?"
His response: "Compound Interest."
The sooner you start investing, the better you can benefit from the miracle of compound interest.

8 Solid Ways to Give Yourself a Better Chance to Graduate with Honors From College or Graduate School
Graduating with honors from college or graduate school may seem like a daunting task, but actually, you can put yourself in a good position to achieve this accomplishment. Even if the class lessons are difficult, you can set yourself apart with these simple steps, as well as giving your best effort, of course.

How to Successfully Approach Long-Term Investing and Screen for Individual Stocks By Value Investing
Are you interested in investing in stocks, but don’t know which companies are going to be around in the next ten years?
Do you want to save and grow money for a long-term goal, such as retirement, or your child’s college education?
Have you heard of the different styles of investing, but don’t know which is best for you?

2 Major Factors to Help You Easily Get a Higher Credit Score Within a Few Months
Are you new to having credit, without having any credit cards, auto loans, or mortgages? Or do you have “fair” credit, but not much credit history? If so, it is very possible to get a “good” credit score within a reasonable period of time, say 3-6 months . . .

Why You Should Avoid Fad Diets: The Best Way To Lose Weight and Enjoy Better Health
. . . We learn about the low-carb diet, the Mediterranean diet, the caveman diet, the intermittent fasting diet, the keto diet, the vegan diet, and the juicing diet, among others. So how do you know what works, and what is a trend that you are being sold on? . . .

3-Minutes-Or-Less Quick and Easy Vegan Meals, Snacks, and Desserts That You Can Enjoy Over and Over Again
More people are turning to having vegan diets, for several reasons:
• They incorporate whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
• They are free from animal cruelty
• They help the environment
One of the biggest hurdles people have with trying vegan diets, seems to be they think they aren’t full of flavor . . .

22 Low-Cost Ways and Free Places to Go Out and About on a Budget
It’s easy to splurge at restaurants, movies, bars, clubs, and for expensive coffees, to name a few excursions. In order to help you spend less money in this way, here are lists of low-cost activities and free places in which you can partake . . .

Educational Online Games: A Helpful, Yet Still Fun, Alternative to Video Games For Today’s Youth
Are you tired of seeing your kids play video games that they don’t really learn anything from? Do you wish that there were fun ways for them to be educated about problems that they will need to work through as adults? . . .

Senior Activities: What to Expect as a Resident or Volunteer at a Senior Community
Are you a senior who is currently looking for a community or assisted living home at which to stay? Or are you a prospective volunteer, wondering what goes on at such a facility? . . .