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Sid Mittra

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Born

in Benaras, India

Website

http://www.tobeenottobee.org

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Business, Memoir, Spirituality

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Sid Mittra is an Emeritus Professor of Finance at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, as well as a former partner and founder of the financial consulting firm Mittra & Associates. He is a former board member of the International Board of Standards and Practices of Certified Financial Planners and has many times been a presenter at the World Conference of the International Association for Financial Planning. Harold Evensky, a colleague of Sid (who himself was named as one of the five most influential people in the financial planning profession) has said of Sid: “He was one of the profession’s pioneers. However, past tense does not fully capture Sid’s contributions, for like the Energizer Bunny, Sid continues to lead.”

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Average rating: 3.97 · 30 ratings · 3 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Practicing Financial Planning for Professionals 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yes, the Bee Can Fly: An Ordinary Person's Extraordinary Life in a Profoundly Challenging World by Sid Mittra (Goodreads Author), Katy Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practicing Financial Planning: For Professionals and CFP® Aspirants really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Financial Planning Theory and Practice by Sid Mittra (Goodreads Author), Shailendra K Rai, Anandi Prasad Sahu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Central bank versus treasury: An international study 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal finance: Lifetime management by objectives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dimensions of Macroeconomics: a Book of Readings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yes, the Bee Can Fly by Sid Mittra (Goodreads Author), Katy Koontz (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You are trapped by nothing more than a poor attitude”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

tags: inspirational-quotes, midlife-crisis, motivational-quotes

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“Bad things happen in life, but we must learn to deal with them and move on”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

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“If you wish to succeed, you must believe in yourself and look at everything positively”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

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“Remember it is good to build and bad to destroy”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

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“Bad things happen in life, but we must learn to deal with them and move on”
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“You are trapped by nothing more than a poor attitude”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

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“Thinking of only the worse of yourself will eventually destroy you”
― Sid Mittra, To Bee or Not to Bee: Winning Against All Odds

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“If you wish to succeed, you must believe in yourself and look at everything positively”
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