In 2018, you can contribute more to your 401(k)
There’s good news for 401(k) savers in 2018: They can put $500 more into their plan. The IRS has announced that the 401(k)contribution limit has been…
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Shop car insurance rates
Car insurance rates vary significantly by insurer. Instead of sticking with your insurance company out of habit or convenience, you could save hundreds of…
How investors allocate assets
The classic mix of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds is largely preferred by investors, according to a 2015 study by Dreyfus. About 54 percent of…
Moneywise: ‘All-weather’ portfolio
‘All-weather’ portfolio Motivation expert Tony Robbins recently created an ‘all weather’ portfolio through his interviews with billionaire Ray Dalio. The…
Selling tech door to door
Best Buy and Amazon plan to find business that’s percolating just under the surface by doing what brush salesmen used to do: Go house to house. With…
Book Review: Ben Stein says someone is lying to you
In his latest book on finances, Ben Stein has a simple message for young people: You’ve been lied to and those lies are keeping you from being financially…
Sales tips: Creating an effective email campaign
Small businesses can use email to drive sales, but competing for customer time and getting past spam requires five basic strategies. 1 Marketers must…
Robotic distribution spread unevenly
Robots are working in manufacturing but their use is heavily concentrated in the Midwest and upper South, a Brookings Institution study found. The robotic…
Management Message You Can Use: Let’s have some fun this holiday!
Wishing you joy and peace! It’s common these days to complain during the holidays about how commercialized the season has become. In fact, complaining…
Work Notes So much for wide open spaces
It’s an idea that rang true: Open up the office. For thousands of startups and office remodels, egalitarian open offices have been in. No more stuffy…