With a seemingly endless stream of winter storms and near-record cold temperatures snarling holiday travel, many Americans are dreaming of the day they can slip away and dip their toes…
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It’s been a fascinating and rocky year for Bitcoins, with the digital tokens taking three steps forward while experiencing at least two significant setbacks. Lately there have been a lot…
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Some of you might remember the term “human capital,” that used to crop up when a company was discussing why they had the potential to be successful. It’s a term…
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Predicting the future, even the near future, carries a risk because the future has a way of making fools of us all. For proof, you don’t have to look any…
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Anyone with a 401(k) or investments in the stock market, which is roughly half the people in the US, already figured out that 2013 was a banner year for stocks.…
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Last month housing starts in the US were up nearly 23%, signaling that there is still a lot of pent-up demand for new homes. As Americans line up in near…
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The price of Bitcoins plummeted on global exchanges as China’s largest Bitcoin exchange, YeePay, announced they would no longer accept deposits in yuan, the Chinese currency. The announcement could have…
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One of the qualities that makes Bitcoin attractive as a digital currency is the distributed nature of the transactions. Masked behind highly encrypted systems, the decentralized nature of the trading…
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The numbers for pay TV providers this year have been dismal, with suppliers on track to post their worst 12 months ever. The only bright spot for the industry is…
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Housing has never been a particularly good investment for most people — and in retirement, maintaining a home generates a lot of work at the very time most people want…