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Seven ideas that people can use as they try to reinvent themselves at work.
Why you should skip the extended warrantyMost of the time, that initial offer for a service contract or an extended warranty is way overpriced and does little for you.
Super Bowl ads? Try this: Tom vs. Eli as pitchmanForget Super Bowl ads. Which Super Bowl quarterback is better at pitching products?
Solar energy subsidies: sticky wicket for Tea Party recipient?Solar energy tax credits benefited firms owned by Tea Party Republican running for the US Senate. But Mark Neumann, who decries Obama stimulus plan, got the solar energy credits under President Bush.
Retirement savings plan: more transparency, more choice?Retirement savings plan – the 401(k) – would give clearer guidance on fees and offer retirees more options, according to new proposed rules. One proposal would allow part of a retirement savings plan to convert to an annuity.
If the deficit goes down too fast, unemployment goes upIf the Bush tax cuts expire on schedule, the drag to the still-too-weak economy from the reduction in after-tax income would mean less buying power for a lot of families and that would send the unemployment rate back up past 9 percent.
Banks are not your friendsFinancial institutions do not give you money because they want your dreams to come true. They give you money for their own gain. Here are the best ways to reduce your reliance on these businesses.
Super Bowl cities: Is hosting a boon or a bust?Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Ind. will bring tourists, visibility, and money. But is hosting the Super Bowl worth it?
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficitJanuary's employment report is positive, but the US job market is far from healthy.
Should you invest in a no-growth economy?We’ve just had one of our best months in stock market history. Many investors are convinced that it is the beginning of something big. But is the economy really recovering enough for investing to make sense?
Veterans jobs corps: beating swords into plowshares?Veterans jobs initiative, proposed by President Obama, would create 20,000 veterans jobs in public conservation work and cost $1 billion over five years.
Jobs report boosts Dow to four-year highA drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow jumped 156 points to close at 12862.
Gold prices up in uncertain timesGold prices are heading up again, but why is everything but gold prices going down?
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, made $30 million in 2011Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 person at Facebook, pulled in a sterling salary last year. Even Mark Zuckerberg made only a small fraction of Sheryl Sandberg's total 2011 earnings.
Long term unemployment still epically distressedConditions for the long term unemployed were mixed in January. Comparatively, they're still epically distressed.
Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy lawsProposed EU laws on Internet privacy will target a critical money-maker for Internet companies such as Facebook: their wealth of personal data on users.
The tax system needs a bulldozerOur tax system is a mess and unless we send a clear signal to Congress to do something about it, it’s just going to get messier and messier.
Five ways to preserve family wealth Have you ever seen a mansion wasting away? Or a family business close after several generations? For as long as records have been kept, it seems, 9 in 10 families fail to hold onto their assets – and their family unity – for more than three generations. It doesn't have to be that way. There is a formula for sustaining wealth from one generation to the next, and it has little to do with investment strategies or legal structures and everything to do with building family relationships. In our work with The Heritage Institute, which helps successful families pass on their wealth and unity, we have broken down this formula into five essential elements. Whether you're trying to preserve a $50 million estate or a $50,000 inheritance, these five elements can help you build family lasting unity around shared goals:
Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent. Is that a problem for Mitt Romney?It could become harder for Republicans such as Mitt Romney to blame President Obama for a lack of jobs. In January, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February 2009.
Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percentToday's employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows total unemployment in January declined to 8.3 percent.
