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 financial standpoint. A lot of people, and I think it is safe to say that they are in a majority, are afraid to leave their jobs for financial reasons
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 were special in some way, and their achievements were inspiring. But in these times we see people who have little or no talent enjoying the trappings of celebrity, and it really sucks from the collective soul of the country.
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 targeted classed to shore up your knowledge.
Most of us are in touch with what is called a conscience, an innate ability to recognize right from wrong.
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 the public consciousness. Then when you go to the store, you recognize the things that you saw on television, and you connect the dots.
The figures on Wall Street bonuses for top executives who benefited from the TARP bailouts that began in November of last year are beginning to surface, and the news is breathtaking on a couple of different levels.
Federal regulators on Monday accused three former top executives of collapsed mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. of fraud, saying they misled investors as the company’s subprime loan business was failing in 2006.
The Home Depot Inc.
Crude prices have trended lower for well over than a month and grew even cheaper Monday, which might lead some to believe prices at the pump would follow along.
An unexpected drop in the unemployment rate and in job losses in November excited investors Friday and raised hopes for a sustained economic recovery and provided a rare dose of good news for a labor market that has seen 7.2 million job losses in the last two years. Last month, as employers reportedly cut the fewest number of jobs since the recession began, unemployment unexpectedly fell to 10 percent, from 10.2 percent in October
