Sep 11 The Pernicious Myth that You Don’t Need College to Be an Entrepreneur By Vivek Wadhwa Peter Thiel, who funds and mentors young entrepreneurs, speaks at a TEDx conference in Silicon Valley. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Suzie Katz via Creative Commons. Paul Solman: Our friend Vivek Wadhwa, last seen on this page tolling the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Speak Finnish to Save Money? .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by Fractl , the… Continue reading
Sep 09 The High Cost to Your Family of Filing for Social Security at 62, Even If You Need the Money By Laurence Kotlikoff Even if you're strapped for cash now, it's worth making some lifestyle changes, like picking up another job or downsizing, to delay collecting Social Security retirement and spousal benefits and to preserve their higher value for later in life when… Continue reading
Sep 09 The High Cost to Your Family of Filing for Social Security at 62, Even If You Need the Money By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Even if you really need the money, consider picking up another job or downsizing before starting your Social Security benefits early. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Lee J. Haywood. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets",… Continue reading
Sep 06 Touring the Tamar Gas Platform By Kristin Miller Israel’s recent discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves could mean a profound transformation for the nation’s economy and for the region's political stability. A small Texas company named Noble Energy took on the challenge of getting the gas to… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force Employment Report Shows More Jobs, Questionable Quality, Smaller Labor Force… Continue watching
Sep 06 The Unemployment Numbers as Sham: Where Are the Freelancers? Freelancers, like new members of Freelancers Union, above, are left out of the official employment figures. Photo courtesy of Freelancers Union's Flickr account. Here at the Making Sen$e Business Desk, the first Friday morning of each month is busy. Sure,… Continue reading
Sep 06 The Unemployment Numbers as Sham: Where Are the Freelancers? By Sara Horowitz Freelancers, like new members of Freelancers Union, above, are left out of the official employment figures. Photo courtesy of Freelancers Union's Flickr account. Here at the Making Sen$e Business Desk, the first Friday morning of each month… Continue reading
Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in my youth; a… Continue reading
Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in… Continue reading