People love to give advice. While it’s useful to hear what others think, sometimes they give off-target or foolish guidance. Here are a few ways to increase your odds of getting good input:
Don’t Fall For a Facebook IPO Scam
Facebook is getting ready for its IPO any day now. Some analysts predict that the eight-year-old company could be worth nearly $100 billion. If the actual numbers wind up being anywhere near that, some early-stage investors and …
The American Dream Gets Another Facelift
The American Dream of home ownership has taken some hits in the recession. But it remains alive and well, though with some twists that will help shape the nature of the budding housing recovery.
Somebody’s Gotta Get Hired, Right? 6 Tips to Help New Grads Land Job Offers
It’s been reported that more than half of the nation’s recently minted college graduates are either jobless or underemployed. That’s the highest percentage in over a decade. Some grads, though, have landed their dream jobs with …
Is the Stock Market Wildly Overoptimistic?
Stocks appear to be flying too high in light of the enormous number of risks that the U.S. economy faces over the next 12 months.
Will JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Blunder Finally End ‘Too Big to Fail’?
JPMorgan’s $2 billion bungled trade has severely damaged the reputation of its CEO Jamie Dimon and vaporized nearly $20 billion in shareholder value. But will it lead to the kind of enhanced Wall Street regulation many experts …
Where Dollar Stores Are Still Not Welcome
In recent years, arguably no section of the retail world has experienced as much success as the dollar store. The trio of major dollar store chains—Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree—have all been expanding …
Apple, L.L. Bean—and Especially, Amazon—Score Big in Online Shopping Satisfaction
More Americans Have FICO Scores of 800+
Could this be a light at the end of the credit crisis tunnel? According to new research from Fair Isaac Corporation, the company responsible for FICO scores, the percentage of Americans with top-notch credit scores is the best it’s been since 2008. In addition, the number of people in the bottom tier of the credit spectrum has fallen to …
Top JPMorgan Exec Out Over $2B Blunder as CEO Dimon Faces Heat
JPMorgan Chase moved swiftly on Monday to contain the growing fallout from a trading loss that could reach $3 billion or more, replacing the bank’s chief investment officer Ina Drew and moving to tamp down a growing furor over …
Facebook Co-Founder Gives Up U.S. Citizenship — Is He Ungrateful, or Heroic?
Three Tips for Creating a Realistic Budget
If you have to put together an annual budget for your department, your compensation may depend on your ability to stick to it. Here are three tips for creating a manageable budget: