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  • US Stocks Are Expensive

    US Stocks Are Expensive

    Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually…

  • Investment Update, Fourth Quarter 2016

    Investment Update, Fourth Quarter 2016

    Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually…

  • Four Big Mistakes Your Small Business Is Making

    Four Big Mistakes Your Small Business Is Making

    Digital marketing has become paramount in today’s business landscape. If you’re not reaching out to your audience online, then you’re losing the lion’s share in your market to your competitors who are marketing online. Whether you’re an established small business or a promising startup, there’s no excuse for not having a sustainable digital marketing strategy…

  • 9 Resources to Get You Prepared for Tax Season

    9 Resources to Get You Prepared for Tax Season

    Don’t let tax season overwhelm you. Utilize these nine resources to help you take the stress out of preparing your taxes for Uncle Sam. April really is the cruelest month. But when British poet T.S. Eliot immortalized those famous words in his literary masterpiece “The Waste Land,” he never could’ve known that they would end…

  • Cutting Your Restaurant's Operations Costs

    Cutting Your Restaurant's Operations Costs

    Running a restaurant is expensive. You have operational costs that seem to only go up, regardless of your restaurant’s success. Running a restaurant is expensive. You have operational costs that seem to only go up, regardless of your restaurant’s success. You can turn your hard-earned cash at the end of each day into more profit…

  • Mobile Wallet Guide: Android Pay vs. Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay

    Mobile Wallet Guide: Android Pay vs. Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay

    Paper money is so 2015. Just pull out your phone and click to pay. But which one should you use? You no longer need to carry a bulky wallet filled with numerous credit cards or cash. With a mobile wallet, you simply use your smartphone to pay for your transactions. Most electronic wallets are free…

  • How to Find the Best Bank for Your Business

    How to Find the Best Bank for Your Business

    Business banking isn’t a hot topic — but having a good bank is crucial to your business’s success. Small business banking is a topic that sometimes gets short shrift. With interest rates only just beginning to rise and business services at big banks closely resembling one another, small business media coverage tends to focus on…

  • Why Tech Should Behave More Like Finance

    Why Tech Should Behave More Like Finance

    Tech executives in particular should take a page from top financiers on how to build efficient, competitive, and successful companies. The financial industry often gets a bad rap, thanks in part to world-shattering events like the 2008 recession. It’s tough for an industry to appear on the up-and-up when a few legacy companies upend the…

  • How to Get Elite Status on Business Flights

    How to Get Elite Status on Business Flights

    There are a few simple ways to greatly improve your next business trip, and one is gaining elite status. If you want to get the most out of your business trips, elite status perks significantly improve your traveling experience and, consequently, your productivity. While perks vary from airline to airline, they often include a faster line…