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The Perfect Economic Storm

No matter what news channel you flip on or newspaper you open, the issue of economic woe is all-consuming. And rightfully so! » Read More

The sky is falling

Can the sky really fall? That sounds like a question my five-year-old son might ask after a bedtime story. In reality, it’s the concern on a lot of investors’ minds these past couple weeks. » Read More

The truth behind rising food prices

Whether it’s gas prices or the grocery bill inching higher, rising prices are inescapable. As summer hits its stride and you plan family picnics, excursions to the grocery store and farmers market may put the hurt on your wallet. » Read More

What are you losing sleep over?

How has everyone slept these past few weeks? With all this stock market turbulence, it’s hard not to get a little anxious. » Read More

Get “LinkedIn” to your future career

Refill those canteens and grab your sunscreen, jobfari tourists! Our epic Internet journey concludes at the networking hotspot LinkedIn. » Read More

To buy, or not to buy

With an endless barrage of Steak and Shake and Pizza Hut coupons, bills and ads, checking my mail is uneventful. Yet recently, a wedding invitation broke the monotony. My best friend of 15 years is getting married, but he’s not alone. Five friends are tying the knot this year. Not only that, people are having kids and buying homes! » Read More

The numbers don’t lie

It’s a typical morning so far. My email inbox count keeps creeping higher and higher, and the paper stacks on my desk are equally untamed. As a COUNTRY investment officer, I’m constantly inundated with data – good and bad – about our economy and how those swings potentially impact investment returns. » Read More

The adventure continues

We survived the first leg of our journey, and I must say, I’m impressed by your fortitude. However, there’s still a ways to go, especially as we venture into the dense thicket of job requisition aggregators. » Read More

Feeling the squeeze

As you clench the gas nozzle handle, you look back at the pump and groan – you know the feeling. Those numbers just keep climbing higher and higher, until, clunk! The trigger releases, and the digits stand still. Now, it’s your wallet that’s groaning. » Read More

Career Hunters, join my Internet jobfari

With thousands of online job boards, job requisition search engines and social media platforms, the Internet seems like a wild jungle to the average job hunter. » Read More