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When a farmer in Holland planted a tulip bulb, did they know it would be worth 6 acres of land one day? In 1634, when Tulip Mania began, the price of...

Smart Investing (Within Every Economic...

Did the Great Recession make you weary of real estate investments? Or, were you among those who benefited from short sales and foreclosures? Nearly...

Slapped by the Invisible Hand

Gary Gorton’s Slapped by the Invisible Hand: The Panic of 2007 is a unique and unprecedented look at the recent economic meltdown. The book opens...

Sixteen Tons

You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt O’ Saint Peter don’t you call me yet I owe my soul to the company...

Retirement Budget

How much savings is needed to secure a comfortable retirement? In a recent survey from Ameriprise Financial Inc., working Americans between the ages...

Relevant Jobs in a Technology-Driven...

How relevant are you? In today’s market, technology and productivity are turning routine jobs into machine automated ones. When I graduated from...

Questions For Your Financial Advisor

Over the next few months, many investors will sit down with their financial advisor to look over their portfolio. Before the meeting, ask yourself...

Mile High View

Productivity Eliminates Jobs

“All of our jobs are going to China.” “Everything is made in Taiwan.” “Nothing is manufactured in the United States anymore.” I hear those...

Plan for Long-Term Success

Take care of the customer and everything else will take care of itself. This simple principle has led to decades of success at Albert Lee Appliance....

Pigs at the Trough

The Department of Labor has published new 401(k) plan rules and regulations requiring full transparency of fees. Though plan sponsors and participants...