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Partnerships for 2008
By Bill GoodMany moons ago, I believed everything I had been told about partnerships. I believed they were even less stable than marriages; that 90 percent of...
July 30, 2007
Study Mulls Changing Face Of The U.S. WorkforceAmerica's employers may have as many as 4 distinct generations in the workforce for the first time in history, a new report points out.Because each ...
June 08, 2007
Insurers, Consumer Reps Call For Open NAIC MeetingsThe American Insurance Association and the Center for Economic Justice both want to hear more about new model development rules at the National Association of ...
February 01, 2007
The Next Economic CrisisAfter graduate school, I went to work for maverick Wall Street economist A. Gary Shilling. Gary was a follower of the Kondratieff Wave Theory, which...
February 01, 2007
Pershing INSITE to Feature Laura TysonINSITE 2007, Pershing's annual financial products and services conference, is set to include a presentation by Laura D'Andrea Tyson, former National Economic Advisor to President...
December 01, 2006
China: To Be Bullish or Not...Not only does China dominate Asia in terms of sheer size, but it's the world's leading producer of textiles and manufactured goods. Thanks to its...
October 03, 2006
AAA: Secondhand Smoke Costs BillionsTobacco smoke caused about $6 billion in harm to U.S. nonsmokers in 2004.A researcher at the American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, came up with that ...
August 01, 2006
'Undercover' ObservationIf you've been searching for the perfect economics book to take to the beach, The Undercover Economist lives up to its spy-thriller title with plenty...