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Conventional wisdom jibes with the notion that bonds cannot outperform stocks over a distant horizon unless you’re toying with junk bonds. But there’s much more beneath the surface. I feel very fortunate to have *BondGuy, a securities broker, who promises to debunk this investment myth, but he’ll first warm us up with some background information on a special type of bonds that large institutions and the ultra wealthy invest in, namely Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO.) This article is technical and lengthy, but fascinating. BondGuy is available for questions if you’re interested to learn more about CMO. Emphases in the article are mine.

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Michael Martine offered to help me out while I was in Austin. He actually sent more than one idea for a high-value guest post. This one on content strategy appeals to the editor in me and also to the business strategist.

Do You Have a Blog Content Strategy? by Michael Martine

A content strategy is a plan for how you will create content for your blog. Having a content strategy and following it will accelerate your blog’s growth. In this article, I’m going to explain how to develop and use a blog content strategy so you can get the best results. This is something that I have done with demonstrable success, so you can, too.

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