Understanding compound interest
Just out of college? The best thing you can do for your retirement is to save money every month and keep doing that for the next 40 years. Time and…
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.
Promising niches for entrepreneurs to explore
A successful small business requires a strong business plan, meaning aspiring entrepreneurs must carefully research the market to determine whether their…
Order wisely at business lunches
Business schools teach many things, but the curricula rarely include pointers for business lunches. Lunch meetings should be a chance for you to…
Tariff exemption blamed for chain closure
Forever 21 may become just a memory after the legendary fast fashion chain filed for bankruptcy for the second time within six years. Forever 21 will soon…
Ask the Expert: Inheriting a house
My mother has left me her house in her will. What are the steps in claiming that house? When someone inherits a house with a mortgage, the process of…
Open-air living spaces can boost the value of a home
Relaxing and elegant, the new outdoor spaces are features that home buyers love. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey, homeowners…
You can cultivate self-control by studying those who have it
Picking social influences that are positive You can cultivate self-control by studying those who have it You’re more likely to lose weight if your friends…
Terminally fictional: The least realistic medical shows
HBO’s new medical drama The Pitt isn’t just a hit with critics — doctors themselves say it’s the most realistic medical show they’ve ever seen, according…
8 little known ways to tell the future
If you have a really pressing question about the future, you have more options than just asking a magic 8-ball or trying to muddle through a deck of tarot…
What happened with the Ozone layer?
If you were around in the 1980s, you remember the environmental outcry that the earth’s protective Ozone layer was thinning and there was actually a hole…