May
16

Professional? Boring!

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I love finance, I love learning, I love business, I love technology, I love reading coding books, but I also love being a goofball. That is why I believe in being professionally unprofessional. Sure, there are times that professionalism is called for, but for me, those don’t make the majority of my day. It’s easy…
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May
14

FinCarn – Monday Yakezie Round Up

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Happy Monday WA readers! Last week we had a nice mix of articles. We talked about Burger King making a comeback to the stock market, I provided a video review of the Square credit card processing service, and we also finally made a profit from installing a dimmer switch! Also, and I hope you didn’t…
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May
07

Burger King Problems

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Burger King, the number 3 hamburger chain in the United States, has had a very troubled past as it has tried to compete with their big (much bigger) brother McDonald’s (MCD). I’ve even written about Burger King’s problems in the past. Burger King has been a publicly traded company, purchased, taken private, gone public again,…
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May
02

Financial Reads From April

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April was a great month, but I’m happy that May is here. We’re one month closer to my favorite season (fall). I know, I start counting early! In addition to April being a pretty good month, there were quite a few good reads and I wanted to highlight a couple of them here. Two of…
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Apr
27

Does Your Efficiency Create Inefficiency?

What do you do with your extra time?

You throw some clothes in the washer, some dishes in the dish washer, and a meal in the microwave. While everything is going, you check your email and see that your mom sent a question about a computer problem. Quickly, you answer her question, get your meal, eat it, and while the clothes and dish…
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Apr
25

Company Size by Market Capitalization

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I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a statistics nerd, but I’m an extremely visual person as well. Everyday, we talk about, invest in, and shop at tons of different companies. Often, we walk into these massive stores, and we just assume that they are these mega companies, but this is a reminder that there are…
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Apr
23

5 Budgeting Tools to Reach Your Goals

You aren't as broke as you think.

You need help budgeting, and that’s OK. Everyone who takes the dive into budgeting eventually realizes that there must be a better way to do things. Luckily, there is! Below are 5 tools that will prevent you from pulling hair out of your head trying to figure out where that $8.00 went. 1. Mint.com Mint.com…
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Apr
18

Will Nook Save Barnes and Noble?

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Barnes and Noble (BKS) was started as a Printing Company around 1873 and has grown to be the largest book retailer in the United States. It has enjoyed great success, and weathered one of the worst economies faced in decades. It also survived in an environment that Borders collapsed in, but is Barnes and Noble…
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Apr
16

Internet & eBook Price Fixing

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Last week, Barnes & Noble (BKS), Apple (AAPL), and a few publishers got smacked down when the federal government arrived at a settlement that there was collusion to raise the prices of eBooks. I won’t be naive, I’m sure price fixing and collusion happens all the time. I know it isn’t supposed to legally, but…
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Apr
13

6 Tips for Rookie Investors

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Holly Mangan is the managing editor of MoneyCrashers.com. When it comes to investing, your list of options is as long as the sea is wide. It can be an overwhelming topic, and can cost you big time if you approach it haphazardly. But with a few tips and strategies, you can begin to build a…
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