College athletes hoverboard, but the dangers are well known
They are blamed for hundreds of visits to emergency rooms, banned from airplanes for bursting into flames, and no longer sold at some stores. Better…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Safety group to review how it rates cars
Safety group to reviewhow it rates cars on safety U.S. regulators are revising the process of assigning safety ratings to new vehicles. It proposes to…
Using your phone to order and buy can change how you handle money
You can blame the speed and seeming simplicity of technology for some poor buying decisions, says Shlomo Benartzi, a UCLA behavioral economist. Benartzi…
Income tax changes to plan for in 2016
By learning about tax changes early in 2016, you’ll have more time to plan for them. Here are nine changes, according to the IRS and USAToday. 1. Income…
Great $10 bottles of wine
Howard W. Hewitt of Grape Sense says his column educates consumers on wine quality. He reports that people who want a great wine for $10 have several good…
Moneywise: Average gas mileage is better than ever
In spite of consumers affection for SUVs and pickups, the average fuel economy for new vehicles is still improving, according to the Environmental…
SUVs turned 2015 into the best sales year ever
In 2015, automakers sold 17.47 million vehicles, according to Autodata. It bested what Kelly Blue Book reported as the previous record of 17.35 million in…
Companies try to create level playing field for hiring
Are you a smarter potential-employee if you studied at Harvard than if you studied online? Or maybe you are a better pick for the job if you made the…
CEOs without a desk
When your laptop is your desk and your mobile is your work phone, do you really need a corner office? Some CEOs say no and hence the new trend of the…
Work notes: Companies have to deal with huge drug bills
While employers are paying a light-weight half percent increase in medical costs annually, pharmacy costs are rising to nearly 10 percent a year,…