Wall Street has been the epicenter for the American and world economy for almost 100 years. Before that, it was London, and before that, Rome. Part of what has made thses places so important to the world economy is that they were centers of trade and then centers of finance. This is because businesses need [...]

I’m on vacation so this is a short post of good reading. Enjoy!
Why Does College Cost So Much?
Why Car Thieves Are Males
Hidden Economic Indicators: Hotel Occupency
Vitamin Water Being Sued For Not Being Healthy
Universities That Crank Out The Most Billionaires
Morningstar Admits Expenses Are Better Rating System Than Their Star System

Once again, it’s time to revisit the 6 things something can teach you about money. For this adventure I’m returning to Star Trek, only this time focusing on a specific species known as the Ferengi (fur-rang-e). Those familiar with Star Trek need to know nothing else. You losers that don’t know Star Trek well will [...]

Ah, quantitative easing, a complex sounding term that is actually quite simple. It’s a term that as of yet has not really filtered it’s way through the traditional media. Perhaps they haven’t taken the time to look it up on Wikipedia or they themselves find the name so daunting assume the definition is impossible to [...]

If you recall (you don’t because even I couldn’t remember if I wrote about this), I wrote about tipping last fall. To save you the trouble of rereading a post you don’t remember, I’m sick of tipping. The vibe I got from your comments is that you’re sick of tipping too.
That post mostly focused on [...]

In a rare situation indeed, 3 huge competitors within an industry (wireless services) are teaming up to take on a different industry (payments). AT&T, Tmobile, and Verizon are joining forces to take on Visa and Mastercard with their own payments system. Your payment device of choice? Your phone of course. In business school terms, this [...]

It looks like while I was traveling last weekend, I missed out on the beginnings of a debate that I had long forgotten about. That is, should employers be allowed to check the credit of their employees, especially when they are in the process of hiring them?
This is a practice that has gone on [...]

I’m currently writing this post from my hotel room.  We arrived last night and will leave just as this post is published.  I cannot stress enough the importance of reading reviews for hotels.  This goes without saying for any product or service. 
But, reviews are always skewed and should be appropriatly discounted.  Allow me to offer [...]