Luxury Brands Celebrate a Banner Year
In the past year, and even before that, the world’s rich have been getting richer. This is especially true in places such as China and Brazil, along with other countries in Latin America and Asia. This...
View ArticleLearning Lessons From Overnight Star Jeremy Lin
Everybody is talking about overnight NBA superstar Jeremy Lin, who not too long ago was cut from Golden State and Houston before being picked up by the New York Knicks off waivers in December. Lin is...
View ArticleBeware of Shady Tax Preparers
It’s the time of year when Americans scramble to pull together their documents for tax preparation, and more than half will entrust personal information to a tax preparer. Some of them are rushing to...
View ArticleListen to Music, Boost Your Bank Account
So you love to listen to music on road trips, working out, and bedtime? That music may be doing more than just entertaining you. A new book titled Your Playlist Can Change Your Life (by Joseph...
View ArticleLive the Life You Have Imagined
As you charge into another week, remember the words of Henry Thoreau: “Live the life you have imagined.” This may need to start as a date with your imagination, where you vividly see yourself living...
View ArticleEqual Pay Motion Defeated: Your Thoughts?
It’s hard to believe, but right now–in 2012–women get paid 30 percent less than men for the same exact job. A bill to fight that discrimination was defeated in Congress this week, falling 8 votes short...
View ArticleJob Security: Are You as Safe as You Think?
Do you think you are playing it safe by staying in your job? It is high time to rethink that, even if you are a star player. Here’s why: Corporate loyalty is at an all-time low. The pace of change in...
View ArticleHow Open Are You Willing to Be?
Radical openness was the hot topic at TED 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland recently. TED is qualified to serve up this theme, as they built a global media powerhouse by giving away their content, brand,...
View ArticleSaving Face(book) With Advertisers
With social connections all the rage, a perpetual question is now coming to a head in the public square: Do Facebook ads really work? And for that matter, do ads really work on any social media...
View ArticleThree Cheers for Impact Investing
Everyday investors are noticing that doing well and doing good can be as compatible as cookies and milk—especially now on this connected globe of exploding investment choices. The financial...
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