Money

Most of you know from previous columns that I attach a very low premium to conventional wisdom, mostly because so few financial situations are conventional. Markets are constantly evolving and…

When it comes to investing, your worst enemy may be the person in the mirror. It’s a hard truth that almost everyone who invests money has to face at one…

They’ve come up with a new plan to rescue bankrupt Detroit. They’re going to sell it to the Chinese. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who made a living in business before…

This has been another week of disappointing price action for Bitcoin enthusiasts. On the five day chart, Bitcoin prices have dropped from near $455 down to $445. The good news,…

While there are many reports published about the rate of failure of new business ventures, few of them are encouraging. A study by a Harvard Business School senior lecturer provides…

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. — Sam Ewing Two economic buzzwords we encounter often in the…

There’s nothing easy about getting out of debt. The companies that loan you money for everything from your morning latte, to the car you drive to get to the coffee…

If you have any investments at all, good for you. The average American family has just $3,800 in their savings account, and one in four have no savings or emergency…

It’s hard to work up much sympathy when you hear corporate executives lamenting about some economic problem that’s holding their business back. After all, they’re getting a seven-figure bonus to…

Google got its start in Susan Wojcicki’s garage in Menlo Park, California. Amazon.com’s business plan was forged by founder Jeff Bezos while he and his wife were traveling across the country. And…