From 1900 to 1971, the world relied on the gold standard to determine the value of a currency. During this period, a currency unit’s price was tied to a particular …
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One of the puzzling aspects to the recovery since the Great Recession is that U.S. manufacturing has ticked up but U.S. manufacturing jobs have not. The prime example of why …
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It’s a peculiar situation to see the numbers on the economy and America’s richest one percent looking pretty good. Unfortunately, the numbers at the opposite end of the economic spectrum …
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Yesterday we discussed the steps to getting control of your personal finances, today I’d like to cover some very good reasons for making that sacrifice and effort. Not living paycheck …
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Most people get serious in their personal financial lives when they open up the credit card bills in January. It’s such a common occurrence to get a rush of inquiries …
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Employment numbers tend to become a political football. Democrats point to nearly eight years of steady job gains, while Republicans point to declining labor participation rates and underemployment. Neither side …
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It seems as though employers have a love/hate relationship with telecommuting. The promise, which was great back in the early to mid-1990s, never really seemed to materialize as a major …
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It’s summer when millions of young people will be graduating from college and, in the eyes of older adults, they will be joining the “real world,” whatever that is. Just …
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It’s long been recognized that three developing trends are going to revolutionize the car market of the future. The three trends are ridesharing services, electric cars and self-driving cars. Like …
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Everyone makes mistakes handling money, that’s just human nature. The trick to being wealthy is not avoiding mistakes because, unless you have a robot managing all your money, you can’t …