The cost of Healthcare today is driven by many complex contributing factors — the high cost of pharmaceuticals, expensive new medical equipment, governmental regulations, the increasing costs of physician education, and the costs of adopting the new medical procedures and standards, which often have dramatic impacts on the costs of maintenance and upgrades to medical [...]
Living in today’s modern world requires ever-increasing sums of money. Every single expenditure category, such as food, gas, entertainment and living expenses, are all rising at a meteoric rate. Combine this with the financial crisis we have just begun pulling ourselves out of and you have a time when money is incredibly scarce for the [...]
Investing your money smartly may be the easiest way to grow your wealth over the long term. While you are unlikely to become rich overnight by getting involved in the stock market, you can watch your money grow over a number of years. At the same time, many of the richest people in the [...]
Financial Security is a concept that should gain traction in this economy. Your parents are either retired or are planning to retire relatively soon. Part of becoming an adult is thinking of your financial security. The Millennial generation has spent more time at home then any other generation of the 20th century. You should not count on your parents’ supporting [...]
In 2009, Kristoffer Koch invested 150 Kroner ($26.60) in 5,000 bitcoins after he discovered them while writing a thesis on encryption. In April 2013, following the widespread media coverage of the peer-to-peer digital currency he remembered about his invested bitcoins. Stored in encrypted wallets, with a private key Koch had forgotten all about them. After [...]
Our featured finance startup this week is Backbase, a software company. Backbase is a portal for commercial banking that streamlines online interactions with customers on multiple devices. Backbase designs products that improve the lives of real people. Their vision and mission are as follows: We have created the world’s leading lean customer experience platform. It has [...]
Being a successful personal banker is not just about interacting with customers or generating sales, rather it is a career that will can bring you great success in the financial world. To be successful in this field, you obviously need experience and knowledge of the banking industry . There are many steps that you will [...]
What is up with Twitter IPO? We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale. — Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013 The company announced on Thursday — in a tweet, of course — that it had filed paperwork with [...]
In investing, rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. John Bogle Investing is essential for everyone without discrimination. Almost anyone can devote at least a little money to investments, be attentive to it and wind up with more money [...]
Many billionaires and business men and women of the world are keeping their pockets zipped shut when it comes to their offspring. And it’s not about being greedy! Most are big investors to charities, pledges, scholarships, non-profits, universities, and industries. They want their children to learn to be themselves and work hard, just as they [...]