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  • The importance of pricing power

    This excerpt comes from a MIT Sloan Management Review article titled “Is It Time to Rethink Your Pricing Strategy?” Renowned investor Warren Buffett has said, “The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you’ve got a very…

  • CFP Board endorses Financial Planning Competency Handbook

    A standards book for the financial planning industry is 25 years overdue but will finally be issued next spring by Wiley Publishers, a well-known company that we rely on for other important industry information. This excerpt comes from a press release issued today by the CFP Board. July 10, 2012 – Certified Financial Planner Board…

  • Penn State needs to stop hazing now

    Now is the time for Penn State to eliminate hazing from its campus. Earlier this year A Penn State employee resigned and students were held from spring graduation in the wake of investigations into alleged hazing on campus. The University confirmed that criminal charges were filed and that the University would continue to investigate. The…

  • Microsoft disturbed developers with Windows 8 announcement | Why this is good news for me

    All of my online businesses are based on the “primitive” HTML5 platform. Hearing that Windows 8 would use HTML5 and JavaScript for its new immersive applications was, therefore, more than a little disturbing to Windows developers. Such a switch means discarding two decades of knowledge and expertise of Windows development—and countless hours spent learning Microsoft’s…

  • my college car

    Back in 1980 in my Junior ear of college I had a 1972 Porsche 914, canary yellow and black, mid engine and a removable roof panel. Lots of fun but also lots of work. It cost $2,500 which was a lot of money then.

  • IRS announces new 2 step audit procedure for COBRA compliance

    Small businesses with more than 20 employees that offer employee health benefits should be aware of IRS’s revised 2-step audit procedure to ensure compliance with COBRA law. The first step of the audit checks five key documentation issues:   The employer’s COBRA procedure manual (or its equivalent); Form letters used in COBRA administration; The underlying…

  • U.S. Secretary of Interior launches Delaware Bayshore Initiative

    Salazar said “The Bayshore initiative is one of the highest priorities for funding,”. Secretary of Interior launches Delaware Bayshore Initiative – Ron MacArthur – CapeGazette.com – Covering Delaware’s Cape Region – Inland Bays, Atlantic Ocean, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Milton, Dewey Beach, USA

  • Wisconsin residents sue for state-provided health insurance

    Is this case the first real test of the universal right to health insurance? We are aware that many believe that this is a basic human right. It seems that just as many people believe that position is ridiculous. We’ll be following this case for insight. Two Milwaukee residents have sued the state Department of…

  • Cumberland County NJ residents are learning about the failure to prosecute Mauro DUI case

    The word is slowly spreading out about the dismissal of 3rd time DUI offenses in the Cumberland County Mauro trial because of unreasonably delayed prosecution. He was cleared of all charges May 18 because his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated when prosecutors delayed the case for more than four years. The drunk driving assult…

  • A Millionaire In Waiting

    This except comes from a blog post titled “How To Become A Millionaire In Waiting” that exposed me to this phrase “millionaire in waiting” for the first time: Quote: Everything Comes To Those Who Know How To Wait. Many people read the above quote incorrectly when they ignore the key words, "Know How To". They…