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What not to expect in 2017
by The Economist How the markets may take investors by surprise IF 2016 was a year of shocks, what will the next 12 months bring? It is time for the annual tradition (dating all the way back to 2015) when
Finding Lost Money
The idea of finding buried treasure or receiving an inheritance from a long-lost relative is a staple of fantasies and adventure stories. Though finding treasure is unlikely, discovering “lost” money or other assets from a relative, a business, or a
5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OFFICE MORE AWESOME!
Your office should be the kind of place you want to spend eight hours (or more). Because it’s where you and your colleagues will be going, every day, five days a week (or more). You may not be able to
16-YEAR-OLD MADE $43,000 ON THESE STOCKS IN 3 YEARS
Sudarshan Sridharan may not have been old enough to drive a Tesla, but that didn’t stop him from profiting on the stock. Unlike most 16-year-olds, Sridharan manages about a quarter of a million dollars of his parents’ retirement money. It
5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR OFFICE MORE AWESOME!
Your office should be the kind of place you want to spend eight hours (or more). Because it’s where you and your colleagues will be going, every day, five days a week (or more). You may not be able to
POWER MILLENNIALS: TWO BANKERS TAKE ON FINANCE NEWS
As freshman year roommates at Middlebury College in Vermont, Jack Kramer and Nick Martell bonded over the fact that they both drank the same protein shake. Little did they know that in just a few short years, the two would
HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PAY OFF DEBT NOW OR LATER
A very wealthy and successful guy I used to work for once mentioned something about his mortgage to me. I was a little taken aback, and asked why someone with his money would still have a mortgage. His thinking demonstrated
WHY BUSINESS TRAVELLERS FORGET THEIR MANNERS WHEN ABROAD
DO PEOPLE become less considerate when they travel for business? Gulliver was mulling over this recently, after he was phoned by the PA of someone who was travelling to London and wanted to arrange a meeting. He would like to
TOP 5 SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS TO AVOID
Scammers have been worming their way into giant social media networks to trick people into giving over their personal and financial information. Over the past year, the number of phishing attempts on social media networks like Facebook (FB, Tech30), Twitter
4 WAYS TO TELL IF YOU’RE FINANCIALLY READY FOR RETIREMENT
A recent study put together by Go Banking Rates says Americans are not in a good place when it comes to saving for retirement. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains. Buzz60 Do you have enough money to retire? That’s not an easy
THANKS, STARBUCKS: HOW DAILY SPENDING HURTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
Americans are saving for retirement, but many are also spending at a rate that will prevent them from enjoying the kind of retirement they dream of, according to a report released this week by Personal Capital, an online financial advisor
SHOULD A FINANCIAL GURU BE DICTATING YOUR MONEY MATTERS?
Financial guru or not, the key thing is to find a method that encourages you to take action towards a more financially stable future. Dave Ramsey, Mary Hunt and Suze Orman are a few of the finance superstars who offer
DON’T IGNORE THESE 7 FINANCIAL TIME BOMBS
Don’t wait until it’s too late to defuse a financial time bomb. It’s a question everyone asks when they end up paying an unexpected and expensive bill. What went wrong? Too often, what went wrong is that a problem was
5 FINANCIAL RISKS STARTUPS HAVE TO TAKE
Everyone seems to be jumping on the startup bandwagon; people are coining themselves entrepreneurs in hopes of one day inventing the next Facebook or Pandora and becoming billionaires. We’re all familiar with the rags-to-riches stories many entrepreneurs experience, but not
MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE AT DIFFERENT AGES
Financial challenges are not limited to a specific age, but people tend to face certain challenges during particular stages of their lives. Regardless of your age, you might recognize some of these financial issues. IN YOUR 20’S. Living beyond your