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Credit unions exist to help its members. Commercial banks exist to enrich their shareholders. You read that right. Credit unions are unions that exist to help its members. That’s why they often have better interest rates...

This past week proved that you can’t rely on something as simple as a web browser to keep your personal data and identity safe from harm. Critical flaws were found in the Internet Explorer and even Firefox web browsers,...

The conventional wisdom about retirement may be worth re-examining, say two financial-planning mavericks. In their recently published book, “Spend ’til the End: The Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard...

The final months of 2008 have witnessed massive layoffs, an imploding financial system and an unprecedented housing crisis in the United States. In November, consumer spending dropped 3.8 percent – one of the largest...

Brand monitoring has become an essential task for any individual or corporation. Years ago, when people talked about our brands, it was behind our backs and we almost never found out about it. Today, most of these dialogues are...

A Ponzi scheme is a scam investment designed to separate investors from their money. It is named after Charles Ponzi, who constructed one such scheme at the beginning of the 20th century, though the concept was well known prior...

Everyone knows by now that WordPress 2.7 is packed with new features. Now that it’s available (almost 600,000 downloads as I write this!), it’s time to start working on 2.8. There were dozens of things that got...

Some blogs truly define today’s business voice. These blogs represent a healthy mixture of independent and mainstream voices, prominent academics and small business owners with equally strong opinions. We compiled a...

Did you hear? The Federal Reserve is expected today to announce sweeping reforms to credit card rules. The new standards are the biggest changes to hit the credit card industry in years. They echo many of the demands of the...