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If you’re looking for a financial adviser who truly has your back, work with a “fiduciary” who is legally required to place your interests ahead of their own. Some questions to ask before deciding to work with an adviser: — ...

Here’s your chance to be heard, and to help get a sense of what other small and medium-sized business professionals are talking about. Each issue, we’ll ask a question of our readers. Responses may be used to shape future issues ...

According to dw.com, the most expensive artworks sold at auction are: 1. “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo Da Vinci ($450.3 million) 2. “Women of Algiers” by Pablo Picasso ($179.4 million) 3. “Reclining Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani ($170.4 million) 4. “The Woman ...

$90 million As part of a insurance settlement, insurers will pay 21st Century Fox nearly $90 million to cover costs related to recent sexual harassment and racial discrimination settlements. Ponder this: Does your business comply with environmental laws? READ COVERAGE ...

Search engine giant Google recently admitted to collecting the location data of Android phone users even if the “location services” function is turned off. Although Android users could set their “location services” to off, Google was still able to track ...

Bitcoin surpassed $11,000, some hours after surpassing $10,000. It’s risen 75 percent since October. But is it a bubble? BLOOMBERG > Fortune’s Businessperson of the year for 2017 is Jen-Hsun “Jensen” Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia. Find out how ...

The real estate franchise industry is a $25 billion marketplace and more than 55,000 Americans are employed as franchise owners, according to market research firm IBISWorld.

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IRAs are is a great way to either supplement an employer-sponsored retirement plan or for people who may not have access to such a plan.

Here’s your chance to be heard, and to help get a sense of what other small and medium-sized business professionals are talking about. Each issue, we’ll ask a question of our readers. Responses may be used to shape future issues ...

According to Forbes, the world’s highest paid TV hosts are: 1. Phil McGraw ($79 million) 2. Ellen DeGeneres ($77 million) 3. Ryan Seacrest ($58 million) 4. Judy Sheindlin ($47 million) 5. Simon Cowell ($43.5 million) 6. Steve Harvey ($42.5 million) ...

$2.5 million Exxon Mobil recently agreed to a $2.5 million civil penalty settlement with the federal government after the company was accused of violating the federal Clean Air Act by releasing excess harmful pollution after it modified systems that burn ...

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Uber recently announced that the ride-sharing company will pledge $5 million over the course of five years toward sexual assault and domestic violence prevention.

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Recent business news that's worth a read.

These days, cybersecurity is a necessity nearly every small business owner needs to consider.

According to a Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, 81 percent of data breaches involve weak, reused or stolen credentials. That’s significantly higher than the 63 percent it was in 2016. With a password manager, you can create those strong ...