US Deficit Panel Recommendations: Cuts, Cuts, Cuts

November 10, 2010

Today, Obama’s fiscal commission released initial proposals to curtail the burgeoning US deficit.  While it’s only a “preliminary report” and there’s no telling what, if anything from it will actually be instituted by the administration and Congress in the coming years, here are some serious game-changing recommendations: What The Deficit Panel Wants to Cut Defense […]

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Can My Company Fire Me Over Trash-Talking on Facebook?

November 8, 2010

There’s an interesting case brewing, the first of its kind actually, where the National Labor Relations Board has taken up the case of an employee who trash-talked her supervisor, pretty inappropriately in my opinion, and was summarily fired for doing so.  The Labor Relations Board is arguing that a worker should be able to badmouth […]

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Something The Politicians, the Banksters and Thieves Should Consider

November 7, 2010

My father died a few years ago and occasionally, my mom sends me a note or a memory of him.  I a recent email she sent me was worth sharing.  I’ve crossed out my brother’s name and “Pop” was my grandfather.  My brother stopped talking to my parents (and me) shortly before my father died.  […]

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Evolutionary Reading: Crazy-Ass Week Edition

November 4, 2010

Not only did we see a massive reversal in voter sentiment during the 2010 midterms this week, but the same day the markets were digesting the election outcomes, the Fed announced the purchase of another $600 Billion in Treasuries in a widely anticipated QE2 announcement.  Investors are already taking bets on how big QE3 will […]

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What Matters Most? Inventing a Product, Making It or Selling It?

November 3, 2010

I spent years in Biotech manufacturing.  We were making pretty complex products for a range of diseases and for those unfamiliar with what goes in to making a regulated biological, the challenges are numerous (hence, why biologics are terribly expensive).  See, a biological process doesn’t always do what you think it should, unlike a chemical […]

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FREE Trades in a Self-Directed IRA. Perfect Timing for Year-End

November 1, 2010

In case you weren’t aware, instead of opening up an IRA (Roth or Traditional) with a mutual fund company, you can easily establish a self-directed IRA with an online brokerage and enjoy the flexibility of making individual ETF and stock investments.  ETFs are cheaper than funds and stocks allow for the flexibility and potential of […]

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