Bankruptcy is as American as baseball, so it’s not surprise that the Cubs are bankrupt.  The current owners are the Tribune Company which also owns the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.  It would seem the Tribune Company has a knack for owning businesses of the early 20th century.  Tribune Company went into bankruptcy itself [...]

If you’re a non-profit that relies on donations and fund-raising for support, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure (AKA “Komen”) organization should be your first case study. First a little background.  Susan G. Komen was a woman that suffered and died from breast cancer.  Her sister founded the organization in the early 80s as [...]

I need say no more.  Enjoy  People of Walmart:

Just like Wednesday, I’m on a statistics kick.  And like I told you yesterday, beta deserves its own post.  Beta is an interesting measure that you’ll often find listed among stock quotes.  But what is it? Before we start I must warn that while the first half of this post is a simple explanation, the [...]

As personal finance experts, you and I shouldn’t be concerned with singular stocks.  We shouldn’t be paying attention to the day to day movements of the market, much less a particular company.  But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t understand everything you might see on a web page for a stock.  This isn’t a College of [...]

My job function has changed recently and while I’m still not yet in a position to talk about it, I can tell that my new role allows me to meet people from all walks of life.  Not since high school have I been exposed to a wealth of diversity as I have in the last [...]

Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investor Services, Fitch Ratings.  Do those names sounds familiar?  Maybe one or two, but probably not all three.  What about Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax?  They sound familiar right? You should know the 2nd three are the credit agencies that work with lenders to establish your credit ratings and scores.  The 1st [...]

I hope you’ve read my review of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel and gotten excited about it because I’m giving a copy away courtesy of the publisher, Skyhorse Publishing! There are three ways to enter, and you can enter each way once.  That means you get three entries, doing all three increases your chances of [...]