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Beanie Babies and Economic Bubbles
Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by richbond.
Karen Blumenthal wrote an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal August 25, 2009 entitled “How I Got Burned by Beanie Babies“. She relates her experience in the Beanie Baby hype to recent bubbles we’ve experienced. The article is not ground-breaking, but it deals with a lesson that never seems to sink in. The article […]
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How Your Small Businesses Can Survive a Recession
Posted on 17. Nov, 2008 by Jason Guthrie.
Being in the Silicon Valley during the current economic crisis has been interesting. It has been especially insightful to compare the “Dot Com” crash 8 years ago to the current crisis and to see how the crashes have effected businesses differently. I was surprised to realize that many businesses, especially in the tech sector, learned […]
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How Many Deductions to Take on Your W-4
Posted on 06. Mar, 2007 by Jason Guthrie.
A lot of people say that by taking the least amount of deductions you can “get a bigger refund” come tax time. The bigger refund, however, is only the result of Uncle Sam taking too much from your paycheck each month…