Starting your own business can provide a strong appeal that can be hard to resist. Being your own boss is a powerful incentive in today’s world, especially if you think you would like the freedom. In spite of the appeal, there are some potential downsides that should be considered first because not everyone is cut […] Read more
The new year is almost here. Making some changes in your business could enable you to get better results in 2020 than you did this year or in previous years. Taking time to make an analysis of your business and its various aspects can enable you to be better prepared and ready to achieve better […] Read more
Stocks hit record highs on Monday and notched their fourth straight gain as a so-called phase one trade deal between China and the U.S. clears the path higher for Wall Street to end a banner year. In fact, with the closing rally on Monday, The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,332.74 on meaning it has […] Read more
Some people have referred to the year 2019 as the “Everything Rally” for the investment world and the description is accurate. Pretty much every asset class you can think of has beaten its historical return this year. Domestic stocks and international stocks, large-cap stocks and small cap stocks—they have all beaten their historical returns in […] Read more
As Alanis Morissette once sang, “Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?” Certainly that is the case of the sad, but ironically twisted fate, of a top Amazon executive. As you may have heard, Amazon has been taking the heat lately, for their contracted delivery vans being driven unsafely, as their operators are pushed to make […] Read more
Whether you have business or personal debt, taking steps for debt reduction will give you less stress. Having less debt will enable you to relax more and have a better quality of life. Your spouse and kids will also enjoy the fact that you can spend more time with them. Most people can reduce debt […] Read more
Central banks around the world have been very busy in the last two weeks. Last week the Federal Reserve Bank, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank all met and none of them made any changes to their current rates, but all three seemed to be leaning toward a more dovish stance heading […] Read more
I would imagine that there are many small businesses across America that have never heard of the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”), and most, one would assume, have no idea of what they do, especially for the small business community. Borrowing money for your company comes at a cost, and that cost is interest, and […] Read more
Listening to stories of the largest businesses today and the incredible amount of money they make is enough incentive for many people to attempt to duplicate that success. Thousands of business startups occur all over the United States each year but only half of them will be alive five years later. The high business failure […] Read more
Stocks hit record highs on Monday and notched their fourth straight gain as a so-called phase one trade deal between China and the U.S. clears the path higher for Wall Street to end a banner year. In fact, with the closing rally on Monday, The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,332.74 on meaning it has […] Read more
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