🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readIn March of this year, the Trump Administration made good on campaign promises by announcing a new global trade policy that it believes will better serve Americans. Specifically, it features: 25 percent tariff on imported steel 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum 25 percent tariff on approximately 1,300 Chinese exports worth … Continue reading “Impact of International Trade Tariffs”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readSo what’s all the fuss about blogs? Do they really help your business? Here are a few of the many reasons that they do. Helps with Organic SearchEvery time you write a new piece of content, you create a new URL, which means that there’s a new opportunity for you to … Continue reading “Six Good Reasons Your Company Needs a Blog”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readMany computer users are reluctant to engage in online shopping, banking or investment transactions for fear that their account information will be stolen. According to the Identity Theft Resources Center, between January 2005 and April 2018, there were 8,870 breaches and 1,078,674,491 records exposed to bad actors. A breach is defined … Continue reading “Business Ethics for Customer Data”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readStrengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 (H.R. 4547) – Sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), this bill is designed to protect Social Security beneficiaries (approximately 8 million) whose mental or physical condition prevents them from being able to manage their benefits. These individuals are assigned a representative to manage … Continue reading “Aid for African countries, national wildlife refuges, Social Security beneficiaries and Secret Service Agents”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readPrior to the recent tax law changes, taxpayers were allowed to deduct qualifying mortgage interest on loans up to $1 million, plus the interest on an additional $100,000 in home equity debt. The new tax law clearly limits the mortgage interest deduction to $750,000 worth of debt; however, treatment of home … Continue reading “What the New Tax Law Means for the Home Equity Loan Interest Deduction”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccording to a report from FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics, the number of remote workers has increased since 2005. “The 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce Report” found that 3.9 million workers now perform at least 50 percent of their working hours by telecommuting from their residence. This … Continue reading “How to Manage Remote Employees”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe low interest rate environment of recent years has presented challenges to retirees who rely on bonds to supplement retirement income. Low rates and sustained equity outperformance have made stocks more attractive. However, while the stock market has returned impressive gains over the past eight years, retirees historically have been reluctant … Continue reading “Dividend Stocks Can Be Reliable Source of Income for Retirees”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to the workplace, teamwork is an important part of any organization’s ability to accomplish goals. However, creating an effective team is not easy. Based on a survey from McKinsey & Company, 65 percent of those surveyed mentioned that trust was an important factor when creating an effective team. … Continue reading “How to Build an Effective Team in the Workplace”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWe all learn in different ways. Some people are book smart, meaning they glean knowledge from reading books. Others learn better through classroom or one-on-one instruction. Still others learn by doing – maybe jumping into an assembly project without reading the instructions. And then there are those that are more visual … Continue reading “Deep Learning for Deeper Understanding”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625) – This is the latest budget bill that appropriates $1.3 trillion of Treasury funds until the end of September – which is the end of the fiscal year. The following is a sampling of some of the provisions included in the 2,232-page bill: Service members … Continue reading “Federal Budget Allocated, Low-Income Veterans Protected, and Rural Phone Services to Meet Quality Standards”