The banking sector still faces big challenges, but greater transparency will boost investor confidence and also encourage banks to manage risk better internally.
Super Bowl 2013’s 6 Most Shared Commercials (And Why They Went Viral)
If it seemed that advertisers were trying more than ever this year to create Super Bowl commercials in hopes they’d go viral, you were right. Television advertising time during this year’s Super Bowl cost about $3.8 million for …
Can House of Cards Help Netflix Take on HBO and the Other Cable Giants?
A hit cable drama on a channel like AMC, Showtime, or HBO follows a pretty typical trajectory. A quiet launch draws the attention of TV critics who sing the show’s praises. Over the course of several weeks, word of mouth helps …
Misguided? Half of Adult Children Think Parents Made No Money Mistakes
Adults past age 30 generally feel their parents nailed it when it comes to money matters, a new survey shows. Are these people doomed to repeat their parents mistakes?
Divide Your Writing Project into Manageable Tasks
Sometimes the worst part of writing an email, proposal, or pitch is getting started. Get over the hurdle by approaching the project as a series of manageable tasks.
Why Drivers Don’t Seem to Care About Rising Gas Prices
Gas prices have been on the rise for weeks, and they’re set to spike in the months ahead. Does this sound at all familiar?
Managing Mom’s Money
Talking to an aging parent about how they’re handling their finances can help them to avoid getting scammed by insurance and credit-card companies
Does Your Startup Need Incubating?
If your business idea has evolved into a workable plan and you need some guidance and funding to get it off the ground, a business incubator could help.
As the Dow Soars, How High Can Tech Stocks Go?
Last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average — the benchmark stock index of America’s blue chip companies — closed above 14,000 for the first time since the financial meltdown sent the U.S. economy into the worst crisis in …
Testing the Science of Sharing at the Super Bowl: Can Viral Ads Be Manufactured?
After years of trial and error, some believe that viral videos can not only be fostered and quantified but also predicted
Student Loan Debt Crisis: How’d We Get Here and What Happens Next?
The amount of student loan debt and the rate of delinquency have been climbing for years now. If it seems like every new statistic is worse than the last, that’s because it is. Credit bureau TransUnion says more than half of student loan accounts are in deferral status, and FICO Labs found that a rising number of those debtors aren’t …
Thanks to Colin Kaepernick, 49ers Won Super Bowl for Team Merchandise Sales
The San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick doesn’t play or look like a prototypical quarterback along the lines of Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. And the fact that Kaepernick is so different has been great for merchandise sales.