Archive for July, 2007

31 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 3

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

30 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 2

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

29 Jul

Career Chemistry: The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types Part 1

When seeking your true love, you had better look for someone with a compatible personality. The same thing is true when choosing your career.
As part of its Best Careers guide, U.S. News has selected the top careers for each of six personality types. Sure, everybody’s an individual, but researchers have observed that most people have […]

26 Jul

Rise in student debt is driving action on the Hill

Washington - Tuition sticker shock – a fact of life for many families putting children through college – and recent scandals involving the student-loan industry are pushing Congress to address financial-aid programs after years of delay.
On Tuesday, the Senate voted 95-to-0 to boost the amount of federal aid that a low-income student can receive, […]

25 Jul

Analysts Say Mortgage Woes May Worsen

By Alex Veiga, AP Business Writer

Lenders’ Prime Mortgage Woes Are a Sign of Even Bigger Problems to Come, Analysts Say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here’s a scary thought about the latest bad news on housing: A surprising increase in late loan payments and defaults among home owners with good credit is so far coming from […]

25 Jul

From Homeless to Multimillionaire

By Carmine Gallo

It’s not every day you get the chance to pick the brain of a man whose real-life rags-to-riches story was turned into a Hollywood movie starring one of America’s top actors. But the other day I had the opportunity to spend time with Chris Gardner, subject of the 2006 movie The Pursuit of […]

24 Jul

10 Top-Rated Stocks Under $10

By Vincent Mao
Investor’s Business Daily
To some investors, buying stocks that trade under $10 may be a vice. But this week, we’ll show you some low-priced issues that have sound fundamental and technical action, which may warrant further examination.
While the thought of owning 1000 shares of a $10 stock sounds a lot better than owning 100 […]

23 Jul

Money & Happiness

The Wedding-Industrial Complex Exposed
by Laura Rowley

I was in the grocery store, trying nonchalantly to slip through the express checkout with more than 15 items, when I noticed Eva Longoria staring at me.
The “Desperate Housewives” star and her groom, NBA player Tony Parker, graced the cover of OK! Magazine above the headline “Wedding of the Year.” […]

22 Jul

The Business Brain In Close-Up

First there was “neuroeconomics,” a burgeoning field that uses brain scans to explore economic decisions, such as why we won’t dump a dog stock. Then came “neuromarketing,” the sometimes controversial technique of using functional magnetic-resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how our brains respond to pricey Super Bowl ads or, say, brand images of Coke (KO […]

19 Jul

Will your rates rise after a claim?

Have you ever been hesitant to tell your car insurer about minor damage to your car because you were afraid of skyrocketing rates?
The Insurance Information Institute reports that the average expenditure for car insurance has steadily increased each year since 1999. If no other party is involved, you may be tempted to keep quiet […]