Illegal immigration has long been one of the most contested topics in our country. On the one hand, many claim that illegal immigrants take jobs away from US citizens. Others claim that these jobs are ones that no citizen would want anyway, especially at the wages paid to illegal workers. Or, the point that paying […]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also popularly known as Obamacare, has probably generated more questions and controversy than virtually any other law in recent memory. Because it is such a bipartisan issue, with politicians on either side trumpeting their position as the most beneficial and correct, finding clear-cut answers to some important questions […]
If you have any interest in financial matters whatsoever, chances are that you have heard of Bitcoin. Starting with its development in 2009, Bitcoin is considered to be the first true “cryptocurrency,’ in that it has no real-world counterpart and is not regulated by any government. While online purchases made in the same country are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There has been a whirlwind of reports regarding the crisis in Syria, and how the president is responding, as well as Congress and Senate, however, the sentiment of the american people is really what most should be concerned about since these officials were elected by us to stand by our viewpoints. The most recent update […]
By G+ Author: Elizabeth Steinfeldt. via USA Today Following the close of trading on Tuesday career networking site LinkedIn decided to offer $1 billion in new stock in a secondary offering, resulting in a 2% decrease in afternoon trading Wednesday. The announcement stressed that the purpose of the new stock was to increase “financial flexibility” […]
By G+ Author: Chrissy Reese. The term fiscal cliff has been used in the past to refer to various fiscal issues. It is the popular shorthand term used to describe the conundrum that the U.S. government faced at the end of 2012, when the terms of the Budget Control Act of 2011 were scheduled to go into effect. […]