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☆ Inside the New Job Stress Test Used From the NFL to the C-Suite
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Scott Nover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

In fact, I outperformed nearly all draft prospects in certain categories of this test, floundering on only one. Related storiesFor many years, the standard-bearer for evaluating the brains of NFL athletes was the Wonderlic, a short IQ test with a series of increasingly difficult questions. Stroud, then favored to be the first player selected in the NFL draft, over the Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. But then Stroud, the alleged dolt, went on to have one of the best rookie campaigns of any NFL quarterback, while Young struggled all year. Unfazed by the controversy over Stroud, S2 has begun selling its tests to other sectors.

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___The generational shift at quarterback in the NFL reached a new milestone last week. This was the first time since Week 6 of the 2002 season that no quarterback born in the 1980s took the field. That raised the total of rookie starting QBs this season to nine, tying the non-replacement record set in 2019. The youth movement at quarterback has played a role in the struggles on offense across the league in the first half of the season, with scoring at its lowest mark through nine weeks since 2007. NEW YUCK, NEW YUCKThe performance so far this season for the New York teams has been rather offensive.

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☆ NFL roundup: Ja'Marr Chase, Bengals pull away from Cardinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Mandatory Credit: Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports/ Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 9 - Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes to Ja'Marr Chase to lead the Cincinnati Bengals past the Arizona Cardinals, 34-20, on Sunday in Glendale. Joshua Dobbs completed 15 of 32 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw his first two interceptions of the season for the Cardinals (1-4). Saints 34, Patriots 0Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes and New Orleans' defense forced three turnovers in a victory over New England in Foxborough, Mass. Ryan Tannehill completed 23 of 34 passes for 264 yards for Tennessee, but his last pass was intercepted with 10 seconds left. Pickett completed 18 of 32 passes for 224 yards while playing through a bone bruise in his left knee.

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☆ Inside the real-estate network for women that costs thousands but is helping investors build long-term wealth and achieve financial freedom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tresa Todd founded the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN). Stroud was no novice — she had dabbled in real-estate investing but hadn't generated much income from her portfolio. Joining the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN) was going to be a much bigger upfront investment than the course. She turned to real estate after realizing she needed to supplement her 401(k) money if she ever wanted to retire. Davitt and Verratti quit their jobs to work on their real estate business full-time.

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☆ A veteran real estate investor who has been buying property for more than 30 years explains why she isn't afraid of interest rate hikes or recessions – and how to succeed in any environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She's learned not to let factors outside of her control, like interest rates, affect whether or not she buys property. Real estate investor Brenda Stroud isn't one to sit on the sidelines during a high-interest rate environment. "Okay, the interest rate is high now; get the property, hold onto it, and refinance when the rate drops," she advised. Brenda Stroud, real estate investorStroud prefers a five-year ARM, she said: "At the end of five years, it automatically resets. In late 2022, he financed a property with a 7.25% interest rate, he noted: "I've closed on some high-rate deals.

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☆ A 55-year-old retired police officer explains how she rebuilt her credit after filing for bankruptcy — and has done over 20 real estate deals, from flips to long-term rentals
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Still, she's managed to do more than 20 real estate deals, from flips to long-term rentals. Dipping her toe into investing and learning from the 2007 housing market crashStroud's introduction to real estate investing wasn't a smooth one. "My very first real estate interaction was a failed one," she said. "During the 2007 real estate crash, values dipped everywhere but our property didn't dip as low as others did. Courtesy of Brenda StroudLater that year, around December 2020, Stroud took an online real estate investing course for $17 offered by the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN) after seeing an advertisement on Facebook.

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