Unless you live under the proverbial rock, you have heard a lot about the recent Tiger Woods matter. The focus has now shifted from the initial news, which was an automobile accident, to the revelations about marital infidelity and his... (Continue reading)
I have been telecommuting for more than four years at this point, and I feel as though it is a very good thing for me, my clients, the community, and the environment. The last thing the freeways need are more... (Continue reading)
Starting a new career path can be a pragmatic and positive response to a layoff, and when you decide to try something new, it is a good idea to analyze the projected viability of that new direction. Difficult economic times... (Continue reading)
Of course we all need income to survive and hopefully prosper, but today we would like to suggest that it may not be best to consistently make decisions based on what appears to be best, or necessary, from a purely... (Continue reading)
America has become a land that is intoxicated by celebrity, and as a pundit I must say that I detest this aspect of the psyche of my country. There was a time when the folks who people looked up to... (Continue reading)
When you decide that you would like to become a more effective business person, you may think that you need to go back to school to get an MBA or some other advanced degree, or perhaps take a couple of... (Continue reading)
Most of us are in touch with what is called a conscience, an innate ability to recognize right from wrong. Unfortunately, when it comes to money and business, many people leave that conscience at the door, and these days we... (Continue reading)
Due to fixation that the American public has on television, businesses are for the most part not considered legitimate or trustworthy if you have not “heard of them” via the boob tube. This is the primary way that brands enter... (Continue reading)
A battered stock market recovered from a sharp drop in late trading Friday but still posted its fourth straight weekly drop. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 170 points in afternoon trading, clawed their way back to finish with a gain... (Continue reading)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein is getting a $9 million stock bonus for 2009, a modest payday by Wall Street standards that appears aimed at quelling criticism of the bank’s compensation practices. Blankfein will receive more than 58,000 shares... (Continue reading)