As the U.S. Postal Service increasingly promotes its new direct mail program, one group is trying to stop that mail from ever reaching your mailbox.
Why U.S. Businesses Are Nervous About Losing Boomer Retirees
Along with overburdened retirement plans and overcrowded early-bird buffet bars comes yet one more worry as the flood of Baby Boomer retirements begins: The overwhelming majority of America businesses are not prepared to deal …
A Tylenol Headache for the Chinese Communist Party
The fall of Communist Party leader Bo Xilai began as an exercise in crisis management for the Chinese Communist Party and it continues as such.
Bo — who is descended from Chinese Maoist royalty — had been flamboyantly …
What Happens If You Don’t Pay Your Taxes?
“Ignore them and they’ll go away” is great advice for some of life’s annoyances. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to taxes. While the IRS has taken great pains to rehab its scary image (and is actually pretty decent to deal with), it still can and will go after people who blow off their taxes and deliver some pretty expensive consequences.
Here We Go Again: Is College Worth It?
A new report shows that Americans are investing like crazy in college savings plans. But the financial value of a four-year degree remains difficult to assess and is often disappointing.
Should We Be “Celebrating” Equal Pay Day Today — or in January?
Today is a holiday that no one is interested in celebrating. No, not Tax Day; some people are proud to pay their taxes. I’m talking about Equal Pay Day, a sort of anti-holiday invented by the National Committee on Pay Equity to …
Run a Decisive Project Meeting
To keep momentum in a project, you need to run great meetings. Make your next project meeting productive with these three guidelines:
Why Millions Won’t Be Able to Afford Cars in the Future
By 2025, the government will require an average fuel economy of 54.5 m.p.g. for cars and trucks sold in the U.S. To meet that requirement, automakers must focus on more efficient, technologically sophisticated cars that cost more upfront to build — and whose costs are ultimately passed along to consumers. How much more will these cars …
4 Secrets of the Most Productive People
The path to productivity is not a new assistant or project management software. It’s these four shared characteristics.
‘Free Gas for Life’ Scam Shut Down; $2 Million to Go to Victims
The promise of being able to fuel cars for free — and power homes for free, too — proved a powerful lure for consumers who ended up getting sucked into a magazine subscription program and never did get the secret of “free gas for life.”
Here’s How Your Identity Will Be Stolen: The Top 10 Scams
For the past 12 years, the top category of consumer complaints fielded by the Federal Trade Commission has been identity theft. In 2011, this category made up 15% of all complaints. Crooks have many ways of stealing your personal …
Why Apple Stock Has Been Taking a Beating
Apple has taken a beating over the last five trading sessions, losing nearly 9% of its value – the worst performance since the fall.
Profit-taking is the reason most people mention. But you have to ask: Why now? Last week, …