Index mutual funds trounced actively managed mutual funds last year by the widest margin in 15 years. Why are you sticking with an active manager?
Gannett’s Big Paywall Play: Will It Work?
Gannett said it is “playing offense” again after years of cuts and contraction. Its touchdown strategy is a sophisticated paywall system that the news giant says will both bolster local news reporting and deliver an extra …
Top 10 Most (Yawn) Sleep-Deprived Jobs
Among the occupations that get the shortest amount of shuteye each night, several make life-and-death decisions regularly. And members of one profession on the list carry guns on the job. Anybody need coffee?
5 States With the Worst Credit Scores
What’s in a number? When that number is your credit score, it’s the key that gives you access to credit cards, mortgages and other loans. Anything below 720 can make it tougher or more expensive to get a loan now, which means a …
Obama’s Job Creation Tax Credit: Cool Idea, Bad Policy
A tax credit? For small businesses? To create jobs? And raise wages? Wow! What a great idea! What’s not to like?
Quite a bit, in fact. In his fiscal 2013 budget proposal, President Obama has suggested a temporary 10% tax …
How the U.S. Could Pressure North Korea Tomorrow: Quit the $100 Bill
U.S. negotiators are heading into a second day of what have been dubbed “serious and substantial” talks with North Korean officials. Yet amid all the discussion of how the U.S. will attempt to work with Kim Jong Un, there has …
New Way to Get a Job: Stalk-Worship the Company
During the recession-scarred past several years, job candidates have gone to extraordinary lengths to try to get hired. Some have offered cash rewards—as much as $25,000!—to anyone who helps land them a job, while others have …
Drivers Upgrading to New Cars at Slowest Pace in Years
Buy a new car, and the odds are getting better and better that you’ll still have it when it’s an old car. Not long ago, after buying a car new, the average driver kept it for four years before selling it or trading it for another …
Report: Facebook, Google Overtake Yahoo In Display Ad Market Share
Yahoo’s once dominant position with display advertising is now officially over. Research firm eMarketer released figures Wednesday showing that both Facebook and Google surpassed Yahoo last year in display-ad revenue, with $1.73 billion and $1.71 billion, respectively.
According to eMarketer, overall spending on online video, …
Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living as a Snake Charmer Nowadays
New regulations, government bureaucracy, political connections and changing cultural tastes can affect any career path — and that includes that of a traditional snake charmer in India.
Retirement Buster: It’s Your House, Not Your Portfolio
Retirement portfolios held up surprisingly well through the Great Recession. But housing declines made for the worst period in several generations for pre-retirees, a study finds.
Does Obama’s Online ‘Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights’ Get the Job Done?
The Obama administration just rolled out something it’s calling a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.” It’s a first draft at this point — think of it as a blueprint for legislation down the road, a statement of principles …