The industries with the largest sales or receipts, according to preliminary data from the 2002 Economic Census: wholesale trade ($4.4 trillion); manufacturing ($3.8 trillion); retail trade ($3.2 tril
Finance & Economy
The percentage of jobless managers and executives starting their own firms reached double digits for the first time since 2002, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.’s
Just because you received a refund does not mean you can forget about an audit. Hang on to receipts, canceled checks and whatever else might help support income, deductions, exemptions and other items
BY Julian Block
Real estate investing is like a smorgasbord: You can choose what you like. Whether you’re a beginner or a sophisticated buyer, there’s a property type, time frame and investment strategy that you
BY Tony Capelle
The Women’s Institute for Financial Education offers a bumper sticker on its Web site (www.wife.org) designed to encourage women to take control of their finances and their future. It reads: “A ma
BY Eilene Zimmerman
Real estate is one of the surest ways for individuals to change their financial destiny. For one thing, property usually appreciates in value. With real estate you can create cash flow through rent.
BY Tony Chapelle
Risk taking has taken a dive during the current economic recovery, particularly among job seekers, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.’s latest job-market index.
Asked to choose between having more time or more money, the percentage of Americans who choose more money, according to a survey by Roper ASW: 56.
Percentage who would choose to have more time: 35.
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More than 3 million jobs have been lost in the last three years, which means that many families have been reduced from double-income to single-income households. Here are some strategies that financia
BY Pat Stein
Percentage of working adults who think that time away from work makes them better employees, according to a Wirthlin Worldwide survey: 94.
Number of times African-Americans with advanced business deg
BY John McIntyre