With rising tuition costs and a rapidly changing job landscape, a student's college major is more important than ever. It can either set you up for lifetime career success and high earnings or sink you ...

Bad debt is unnecessary and unsustainable debt. It is unnecessary because it is usually accumulated in the process of buying merchandise not really needed in the first place. It is unsustainable because ...

At age 21, I have already graduated college twice, with both a BA and MBA from the University of San Diego, and started my first full-time job, as the director of business development at Hughes Marino, ...

Employment trend watchers have been pinpointing the sectors where jobs are anticipated to increase forever—every five years the BLS projects its own outlook and sites like our list what's become old news: ...

At graduation ceremonies across the country parents will be crying for many reasons, the parental pride, a job well done, and all that good stuff.  But for many, those tears won't be wet with sentimentality, ...

It's hard for new grads to find a good job this year, but the very fact that they're new grads makes it even worse. You'll find yourself asking, "How am I supposed to gain experience if I'm constantly ...

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A couple of weeks ago, I responded to a couple of questions about paying off your mortgage early. This week, I got the opposite question. Given record low mortgage rates, does it even make sense to ever ...

With interest rates on safe money securities, from Treasurys to bank CDs, near zero, the editors at Forbes asked us to come up with a listing of dividend stocks appropriate for yield seeking retirees. ...

Starting your first "real" job can be nerve-racking. You're probably excited to have landed a job — but also scared about meeting new colleagues, learning office etiquette, and making the transition ...

To call it a working lunch hardly seems fair to what the meaning of a working lunch used to be. More than ever employees across the board are skipping out on going out midday for lunch to stay in for … ...

If you're in the over 40 crowd, working hard on a good job and wondering why in the world you still aren't where you thought you would be by now, you're not alone. You've tried hard to play by the … →

If you've ever worked with a micromanager, you know how unproductive and demoralizing it can be. This control freak is reluctant to delegate, may second-guess everything you do, and can shake your confidence ...

One of New York job coach Robert Hellmann's recent clients had an impressive résumé as a senior human resources manager. The client had logged 20 years, managed 30 people and commanded a budget of $10 ...

Do you jump when you hear a good investment story, or do you wait and research the pertinent facts before committing your capital? How you invest makes a big difference in your wealth. Right brain investors ...

It's earnings season, so before buying into an analyst recommendation make sure to sanity check it. Here are ways to spot outrageous claims. 1. Style over Substance Beware of the table-pounder who promotes ...

When Sarah Stamboulie worked in human resources at Morgan Stanley and then at Cantor Fitzgerald, she routinely checked job applicants' references. They were not always positive. "You know it's bad ...

When Ivy Exec founder and CEO Elena Bajic sat down with a potential new hire last month for her first interview, she was blown away with her insight into the 5-year-old recruiting company, which specializes ...

Warren Buffett's public announcement yesterday of his cancer diagnosis stands in stark comparison to the way Steve Jobs chose to announce his own condition. While the two circumstances are wildly different ...

If the economy is going to rebound, people need to become more satisfied with their work.   Based on a job satisfaction survey conducted by Glassroom.com, 40% of employees are satisfied at work, while ...

The next time you walk into an interview, consider the following: Your wedding or engagement ring? Can and may be used against you. Those photos of kids on a hiring manager's desk? They may not actually ...

As a career coach and a career reinventer myself, I can confidently say that changing your career to something that is more suited to your values, needs, skills, and interests, is doable today, even in ...

A friend called recently and asked if I'd written anything about negotiating the best possible deal with your employer when you lose your job. A friend of hers feared she was about to be laid off and didn't ...

When I talk to Millennials, here's one thing I hear loud and clear: their 2012 job-hunting methods are different than last year. They haven't given up on old-fashioned applications and resumes, but they're ...

We're back at work today after the Passover-Easter holiday weekend. On the cusp of it came a disappointing jobs report on Friday. Then Sony Corporation announced today plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about ...

Retirement is filled with questions.  How much do I need to save?  How long will my savings last?  How much can I withdrawal each year?  Fortunately, there's an almost endless supply of calculators and ...

You may think you have the worst job in America, but unless you routinely work outdoors on the hottest and coldest days at constant risk of severe injury or death for very little pay, you shouldn't complain. ...

Is it possible to buy a home and sell your home at the same time anymore? And what should you tackle first? Should you get an offer on your home before you try to find a new place to buy? … →

Recently, I had several members at my company celebrate their first year anniversary of working within their current job positions. The key word here is celebrate, especially noteworthy since they were ...

This is a guest post by Wendy S. Goffe, a trusts and estates lawyer with Stoel Rives in Seattle. Today is my first day at a new job. This is only my third job change in almost 20 years. The … →

Want to buy a home? With both interest rates and housing prices still low, you're not alone. In fact, we've been getting quite a few questions from people looking either to make their first home purchase ...

Most investors, conditioned by heavy advertising, have clear expectations that their financial advisor is serving their best interest.  That is also partly due to the failure of regulators to rein in the ...

If you want to see billionaires in Midtown Manhattan, look up. With 11 units priced at $42.5 million or higher and two penthouses asking more than $100 million, the yet-to-be-completed One57, a new ultra ...

Budgeting is a lot like dieting—it might yield some immediate support, but actually prevent us from succeeding in the long-term. Why? Because budgeting prevents us from reaching the ultimate goal of spending ...

With the official start of spring last week, perhaps it's time for some spring cleaning of all those things we've been ignoring up until now. I'm not just talking about your home or your work space. Here ...

When Anita Attridge worked in human resources at Merck and Xerox, she frequently kicked off job interviews with a standard request: Tell me about yourself. A striking number of applicants couldn't answer ...

During a recent workshop I was asked, "What's the best way to monitor my financial advisor?"  A surprisingly simple question, but ironically one that doesn't get as much attention as how to interview ...

Have you ever tried to get a job where you were told that you had all the right skills but lacked experience? It's a Catch-22: You can't get the job without experience, and you can't get experience without ...

Back in 2008, Samuel Culbert, a UCLA professor and management consultant, published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal titled, "Get Rid of the Performance Review!" The piece got a huge response ...

If you're unemployed and worried that employers will turn you down for taking on unimpressive work during the recession or for the large employment gaps on your résumé—you needn't panic.  A new survey ...

By most accounts, the shingle-style mansion at 1655 Bohns Point Road blends in with its neighbors on the shores of Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka. Sure, architecturally the estate looks more Hamptons than ...

Preservation of capital is an important aspect of any financial plan, but in today's economy, this is impossible without taking on some risk. At one time, you could confidently place any money you might ...

"Half or more of all communication is nonverbal," says Todd Dewett, a management professor at Ohio-based Wright State University. "Professionals are stressed. They are multitasking. They ...

Whether you need to spend less when you go out shopping or you want to be a more conscious spender, it helps to have a few tricks under your belt. Stores spend billions on the science of getting you to ...

There are only two ways to beat the stock market in the long-term, net of expenses: one, trade on superior information; two, be lucky. I tend to believe that getting lucky has a much higher probability ...

The days of dropping your resume en masse and hoping that someone notices you are long gone. Pushing a generic resume is the easy way out and cedes control of your search to the employer. Your everyday ...

128 new billionaires made their debut this year, while 117 dropped out of the ranks. The net result is a record 1,226 billionaires, including the creators of Spanx, Under Armour and 5-Hour Energy. →

The road to buying or selling a home is often a long one. Along the way, you may discover that your relationship with your real estate agent just isn't working anymore. Maybe the agent is moving faster ...