🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhen a business owner wants to expand his business concept across a region or the country, franchising can be an attractive option. According to the International Trade Association’s 2016 Franchising Top Markets Report, franchising was projected to generate $944 billion in financial growth for the nation’s economy, expanding more than 3 … Continue reading “Is it the Right Time to Franchise a Business?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readCall it ironic that on the very day Equifax went public with news of its massive data breach, Congress was holding hearings on reducing the regulations imposed on U.S. credit bureaus. Long before the recent breach that exposed confidential data affecting about 143 million Americans, Equifax had been lobbying aggressively on … Continue reading “Weighing the Impact of the Equifax Breach”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readTo understand what quantum computing is and why scientists find it exciting, we need to understand how traditional computing works. Today’s computers use switching and memory units – known as transistors – to store and retrieve data. These transistors handle many of the tasks calculators used to handle. Transistors have become … Continue reading “The Importance of Quantum Computing”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read Major tax reform enactment is a rare event, with the last occurring back in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan. As a result, current discussions could pan out to be much ado about nothing; however, with the solid majorities that Trump and the Republicans hold in both houses of Congress, there … Continue reading “The Trump Tax Reform Plan – What Is and What May Be”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min read When it comes to businesses and organizations looking for talent, working with colleges and universities for future interns is a viable option. While projections for 2016 showed a 4.8 percent drop for internship opportunities, as the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported, the insurance, finance and real estate industries … Continue reading “Internship Considerations for Businesses”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThis is the second in a series of articles discussing various types of high-concept investment styles. This month we explain evidenced-based investing. Investors and their advisors frequently are influenced by a variety of factors, ranging from news, rumors, biases, gut instinct, emotions (from exuberance to fear), marketing tactics, compensation models and … Continue reading “High Concept Strategies: Evidence-Based Investing”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readElder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S. 178) – Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Jan. 20, this bill is intended to prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system’s response to victims in such cases. Among other provisions, the Act facilitates improved data collection and Federal coordination, … Continue reading “Transparency for Elder Abuse, Internet Ads and Drug Pricing”