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18Feb0 comments
Day Trading for a Living – Benefits and Risks
In the days before personal computers, instantaneous communications, and sophisticated software, many Wall Street brokerage firms employed veteran traders to sit and interpret the paper tapes of stock transactions that spewed from mechanical tickers across the city. These…
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04Feb0 comments
5 Tips to Prepare for a Comfortable Retirement
According to a 2013 Gallup Poll, more than half of working Americans expect to retire by age 65 or earlier. However, this expectation stands in stark contrast to their practical readiness for retirement. The 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey,…
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31Jan0 comments
Do You Know TED? A History & Criticisms of this new Public IDEA Conference
Imagine the opportunity to hear the late mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry, explain its application in fields ranging from “how galaxies cluster, how wheat prices change over time, or how mammalian brains fold as they…
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24Jan0 comments
How to Improve Customer Service at Your Operation
You may not be able to precisely define good customer service, but you know it when you see it. Does it begin before the sale with the image and message your company presents? Is it the process by…
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24Jan3 comments
5 Shrewd Ways to Adjust Your Portfolio As You Near Retirement
Life was good at the end of 2007 for Bill and Mary. Bill, at age 60, had enjoyed a successful career with Walgreens, one of the largest retail companies in America. His career, begun 28 years previously, enabled…
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24Jan0 comments
Closing the Books – 4 Final Tasks Before Death
Life’s race is almost over. It’s time to take your victory lap and start preparing for whatever comes next. Completing the following four tasks can help you meet any last obligations to your loved ones, ensure your final…
