Last year, I left my corporate life in New York City behind in a vow to give myself one year to design my dream job. Shortly thereafter, I took off on a 9-month-long social experiment, in which I would circumnavigate the globe by couch-surfing exclusively through my social network. Seventeen countries, four continents, and … Continue reading How Two Millennial Women Made Over $130,000 While Traveling the World Full-Time
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Forbes Mutual Fund Ratings: The Honor Roll
These funds have done well over the long pull while beating peers in bear markets. We evaluated 1,261 domestic stock funds. Twenty-six were good enough to make our Honor Roll. The select list includes some familiar names, like Vanguard Primecap and Fidelity Contrafund, and some less familiar ones like Parnassus Core Equity. Honor Roll members … Continue reading Forbes Mutual Fund Ratings: The Honor Roll
New Survey Shows China Not Dead Yet
China’s services sector growth rose for the second month in a row and hit its highest level since June 2018 , according to the Caixin China General Services Business Activity Index, released on Friday. Caixin said that increased foreign demand for Made in China goods and improving business confidence helped. The Index hit 53.9 in … Continue reading New Survey Shows China Not Dead Yet
Older Workers Need Further Labor Market Improvements
Older workers in particular need the labor market to continue its growth streak. Employers added 312,000 new jobs in December 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is welcome news, but the labor market needs to continue improving, so that older workers will see real economic security. Additional job gains could make it … Continue reading Older Workers Need Further Labor Market Improvements
By Raising Productivity, Agtech Boosts Value Of Farmland
Against the backdrop of the partial shutdown of the federal government, U.S. farmers and ranchers are no doubt looking for a happier new year in 2019. The burgeoning agtech sector could brighten things up by continuing to boost productivity and reverse the market setbacks of 2018. Not since the 1980 embargo on U.S. grain exports to … Continue reading By Raising Productivity, Agtech Boosts Value Of Farmland
5 Savvy Ways To Invest $10,000 In 2019
https://youtu.be/jVors9BIFOk What would you do if you suddenly had $10,000 in cash at your disposal? Would you splurge for a trip to some far-flung corner of the world? Trade up for a nicer vehicle? Buy new furniture and a hot tub for your backyard deck? Those ideas might be the first that come to mind, … Continue reading 5 Savvy Ways To Invest $10,000 In 2019
5 Steps to Becoming a Millionaire – Grant Cardone Trains His Sales Team LIVE
https://youtu.be/Iq4qASI1Fok I do weekly sales training with my sales team to keep all my employees in sync with the mission. To help others reach success. But that doesn't exclude my employees. I want my company not only to serve others, and help them reach financial freedom, but to also give that to my staff. This … Continue reading 5 Steps to Becoming a Millionaire – Grant Cardone Trains His Sales Team LIVE
Boise and Reno Capitalize on the California Real Estate Exodus – Prashant Gopal & Noah Buhayar
Julie D’Agostino spent 15 years in the San Francisco Bay Area working in tech and considers herself decidedly liberal. Still, she ended up buying a home in a surprising place: deep-red Idaho. The 51-year-old moved to Boise two years ago, attracted to its walkable downtown, lively arts scene, and, most important, cheaper housing. She’s happy … Continue reading Boise and Reno Capitalize on the California Real Estate Exodus – Prashant Gopal & Noah Buhayar
Four Things This 24-Year-Old Did Before She Became A CEO – Denise Restauri
Here’s a question I hear a lot from young women: “How do I leave my job that comes with benefits and direct deposit paychecks and become an entrepreneur?” There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. So I share stories of what I did and what other women are doing to give them perspective, context and color to help … Continue reading Four Things This 24-Year-Old Did Before She Became A CEO – Denise Restauri
New Documentary To Show How Far People Go For Financial Independence – Tom Anderson
Scott Rieckens has the zeal of a convert. The 35-year-old first heard about the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement in February 2017. Now he is finishing a documentary, Playing With FIRE, which follows his frugal journey from beachy Coronado, Calif., to affordable Bend, Ore., with his wife, Taylor, and their 2-year-old daughter. Along the way, … Continue reading New Documentary To Show How Far People Go For Financial Independence – Tom Anderson