Unless you’re a whiz at managing your money, a checking account is going to cost you more than a prepaid debit card, a new report concludes. And if you do a really poor job handling your personal finances, you could end up paying …
That’s Some Quirky Marketing Strategy: CEO Calls His Customers ‘Idiots’
Michael O’Leary, the CEO of the fee-happy European airline Ryanair, isn’t scared of a little controversy. In fact, he seems to actively welcome it, periodically making outrageous statements (“The best thing you can do with environmentalists is shoot them”) and announcing possible new money-makers for the airline such as in-flight porn …
Why Projects Work Better than Interviews
Can you really find out what you need to know about a job candidate in an hour-long interview? Probably not. No amount of interviewing, reference checking, and psychological testing is a substitute for actually working with a candidate on a real project. Next time you’re hiring, consider giving your top candidates a constrained project …
How to Make the Most of Your Work Environment
The workplace can be full of distractions and stresses, but with the right skills, you can rise above it all and make the most of your work environment.
6 Qualities of Remarkably Loyal Employees
Loyalty has nothing to do with length of employment and everything to do with actions.
Ugh, More Travel Fees: Not Wanting to Be Left Out, Cruises Pile on New Charges Too
In the travel business, the nickel-and-dime model rules. Fees are now tacked on to nearly every aspect of flying with a domestic airline, and hotels are on pace to collect record-high fees in 2012. Fees aren’t exactly new to the …
Will the Stock Market Keep On Rising?
The forces that have boosted the prices of blue-chip stocks over the past year are diminishing, while other factors have become increasingly uncertain.
Four Years After Bailout, We’re No Closer to a Coherent Housing Policy
Last week marked the fourth anniversary of the federal government’s takeover of the government-sponsored entities (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And while the Wall Street and auto industry bailouts get the most attention, …
Financial Fitness Workshop to be Held in NYC Sept. 29
If you’re in the New York area, be sure to consider attending the tenth annual Financial Fitness Workshop, hosted by the Financial Planning Association of New York and the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies. TIME Moneyland is a media sponsor of the event, which will be held Sept. 29 in Vanderbilt Hall at the New York …
Poll: Is it Okay for Retailers to Track Customers’ Shopping Behavior While in Stores?
If you’ve done any shopping online, you probably know the feeling: You pick out, say, a pair of shoes online, put them in your virtual shopping cart, but then for some reason change your mind. Afterwards, it seems that every site …
Spain’s Economy May Be a Mess — but It Can Teach the U.S. About Financial Literacy
A nation at the heart of the global debt crisis has a financial-education strategy focused on schoolkids. I speak with one of the architects of the plan in Madrid, where a new four-year plan is in development
Traits of Great Employees and Leaders
Startups thrive on agility, uncertainty and personal responsibility, so employees who can cope with change and get in front of it are critical for leading-edge companies.