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Millionaires Love These 10 Small Towns
ThinkAdvisor - 5 Jul 2017 18:59
Though many wealthy Americans live in big cities, plenty of others prefer small-town life.
Will housing finance reform hurt small banks?
American Banker - 5 Jul 2017 19:08
The renewed debate on reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is focused on how small and midsize banks would be affected.
Elevator Pitches
The New Yorker - 5 Jul 2017 16:30
Jonathan Lethem's flash-fiction piece about movie pitches: "There's nothing more to do but wait, and either acknowledge the person beside you, or not."
MetLife's Future Looks Brighthouse
Barron's - 5 Jul 2017 18:18
Less regulation in the Trump administration is a positive, along with the planned separation of Brighthouse Financial.
Vantiv/Worldpay merger; 'Tough spell' for banks
American Banker - 5 Jul 2017 17:10
American card processor has a deal for its British counterpart; after passing Fed tests, banks still stressed by weak lending, low interest rates.
A psychologist explains how too many of us water down our daily language -- and it affects our relationships
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 17:08
oneinchpunch/Shutterstock "I just feel so, blah." "I'm really good." "Ugh." "It's just whatever." There's a surprising amount of utility is in words like, ugh, blah, and whatever. Because they're amorphous and vague, we ...
I studied millionaires for 5 years and found it's definitely possible to get rich working for someone else -- if you follow 7 rules
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 16:02
IR Stone / Shutterstock.com InmyRich Habits Study, I interviewed 233 wealthy individuals (177 of whomwere self-made millionaires) with at least$160,000 in annual gross income and$3.2 million in net assets. When most peop...
Lululemon's Large Insider Buy Poses Questions
Barron's - 5 Jul 2017 14:03
Co-Chairman Glenn Murphy bought $6 million in shares. He was a part of Jana's activist push at Whole Foods.
The Best Advice For Mergers And Acquisitions
Forbes - 5 Jul 2017 04:57
Mergers and acquisitions involve a great deal of critical business, legal, financial, and deal negotiation issues. Our collection of the best articles written on the topic will get you up to speed quickly.
'Serial entrepreneur' moves on from Lumber Liquidators
New York Post - 5 Jul 2017 03:53
Tom Sullivan is proving there is life after lumber. Sullivan, the founder and former chairman of Lumber Liquidators, the wood-flooring retailer -- who on Dec. 31 left the company under pressure -- last week closed on a d...
The Talk Business Leaders Need to Have To Drive A Digital Transformation
Forbes - 5 Jul 2017 00:29
Insights on how to have the talk with finance to breakdown the barriers to drive digital transformation and maximize the value from the confluence of emerging technologies.
Sketch Guy: Where Does the Time Go? You Can Find Out, if You Dare
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2017 23:38
An activity tracker helped the Sketch Guy discover how much time he was frittering away. But now he is equipped to make changes.
Behind every good M&A deal is a good succession plan
American Banker - 5 Jul 2017 22:08
Sellers may shy away from partnering with banks that rely too heavily on one individual for their success, so buyers must show they are ready to handle unexpected departures or illnesses involving key personnel.
41 percent of NC towns are declining in population. The worst are in the northeast.
News Observer - 5 Jul 2017 21:12
While some parts of the state have grown in the past six years, a large portion of North Carolina is declining, according to data from the UNC Carolina Population Center. …
Ex-CFO of American Realty Capital Found Guilty of Fraud
ThinkAdvisor - 5 Jul 2017 21:09
The former ally of Nicholas Schorsch 'fudged the books' at the publicly traded REIT entity.
China is building submarines that could soon be quieter than US ones
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 17:45
REUTERS/China Daily The US Navy’s Pacific fleet used to mock Chinese submarines for being too noisy and too easy to detect, but that has largely been remedied in recent years and China is now on the cusp of taking the ...
At Wimbledon, this man made $45,000 for playing 12 minutes of tennis
Market Watch - 5 Jul 2017 17:08
Seven men retired from first round matches and collected a total of $315,000.
Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin describes the 'incredibly humiliating' moment his firm nearly went under
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 17:02
Institutional Investor video screengrab Ignorance is bliss – except when it costs you and your clients billions. Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund titan Citadel, said that he didn't appreciate the frag...
The best airlines of 2017
News Observer - 5 Jul 2017 22:22
When planning your travel, don't wing it! Check out the airlines that ranked the highest on WalletHub's 2017 report of the best airlines in the industry. …
The GOP healthcare plan just got more brutal poll results
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 17:00
REUTERS/Mark Makela The Republican healthcare plan, both on the House and Senate side, is not getting much support from the American public. Polls have shown the House bill to be among the most unpopularof any major piec...
5 Ways To Convert An E-2 Visa Into A Green Card.
Forbes - 5 Jul 2017 16:53This 12-time Olympic medalist reveals her ultimate 6.5-minute ab workout that helps keep her fit
Business Insider - 5 Jul 2017 16:49
Five-time Olympic swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres demonstrates her ultimate ab workout that keeps her in amazing shape. Torres has teamed up withSHOW MORE OF YOUfrom Celgene and Otezla — a campaign tha...