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Survey: Americans Optimistic, Yet Anxious, About Savings

Survey: Americans Optimistic, Yet Anxious, About Savings
Survey: Americans Optimistic, Yet Anxious, About Savings
April 01, 2019  |  Economy

A new survey by CNBC showed that Americans are feeling optimistic about their ability to save for the future, but are also still anxious about...

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: March Madness Edition
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: March Madness Edition
March 29, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

As this goes to press (so to speak), the annual NCAA March Madness tournament is rounding off the Sweet-16 round. There’s been plenty to watch...

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker:  The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency
March 22, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Shopping in the early 20th century was not a terribly efficient experience for the consumer. Buying meat was one market, seafood another, produce yet another...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Seller Edition
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Seller Edition
March 15, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

In 1995 a computer scientist working at Kaleida Labs named John Wainwright made history when he bought a book. The book was Douglas Hofstadter’s “Fluid Concepts...

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Retail Data Points To Tough Sledding For US Economy — Or Vice Versa?
Retail Data Points To Tough Sledding For US Economy — Or Vice Versa?
March 14, 2019  |  Economy

GDP growth is slowing, and retail numbers show lumpiness. Amid wage growth, full employment, a Fed keeping rate boosts in check, are things as good...

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Helping Couples Fall In Love With Jointly Managed Finances
Helping Couples Fall In Love With Jointly Managed Finances
March 13, 2019  |  Spend Management

One can buy almost anything with money – but, as the Beatles observed, it can’t buy love. Which might lead to the erroneous perception that...

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US Retail Sales Increase In January
US Retail Sales Increase In January
March 11, 2019  |  Retail

With a rise in discretionary spending and building materials purchasing, retail sales in the U.S. increased by 0.2 percent in January. At the same time,...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Walmart vs. Amazon
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Walmart vs. Amazon
March 08, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility...

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