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 […]
via Money News Take immediate steps to protect your wealth . . . NOW! That’s exactly what many well-respected economists, billionaires, and noted authors are telling you to do — experts such as Marc Faber, Peter Schiff, Donald Trump, and Robert Wiedemer. According to them, we are on the verge of another recession, and this one will […]
A headline is crossing now that’s causing Honeywell shares to dive. “Honeywell transmitter likely cause of 787 fire, UK AAIB says,” reports Bloomberg. This relates to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire at London’s Heathrow Airport last week. Here’s the intraday move via Yahoo Finance. Join the conversation about this story » Check out the original […]
This guide to college finance is an expanded version of a story that appeared in Forbes magazine in January 2013. It will give you a quick survey of the opportunities and pitfalls that lie on the road to higher education. Read it if you expect your family to qualify for financial aid and read it […]