Guest post written by Auren Hoffman Auren Hoffman is founder and CEO of Rapleaf and venture partner at Founders Fund. You can follow him on his blog (Summation), on Twitter (@auren), and Facebook (aurenh). It has been conventional wisdom for the last 50 years that if you are a long-term investor, your best return will ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 21:26

? This morning announced a$2.65 quarterly dividend and?? $10 billion share buyback plan.?? Unlike my colleagues and I applaud the maneuver.?? I don?t own a lot of stocks, but my stock has been a home run and the new dividend payment, while fully taxable, will deposit some useful cash into my Schwab account on a ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 19:23

Recently crude oil prices have spiked, creating a series of macroeconomic concerns, of which rising gasoline prices, the increased potential for a recession and a reversal of recent stock market gains are taking center stage. I attribute the rise in crude oil prices to a series of concurrent events and conditions such as: Concerns over ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:54

Last week, our negotiation expert tackled a reader's tricky question: Can you negotiate without leaving your job? (Yes, of course you can!) Today, check out expert steps to prepare for the negotiation.

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 18:54

Belly fat is actually the most dangerous type of fat - besides aesthetics, large waist lines are indicators of --disease-disease-disease.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 22:25

Six ways fans saved "Community" - and how you can use the same methods to achieve your own goals.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 04:24

? This week the Sixth World Water Forum is being held in Marseille, France. On Monday France?s Prime Minister Francois Fillon called for a new economic model that takes environmental constraints into better account. Below are excerpts from his speech: What emerges here through your thinking and your action through the water theme is a ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

How?s your portfolio paying out right now? If Mr. Market?s any indication, the answer should be better than ever. Dividend stocks hit a major milestone this week: The cash payouts of the S&P 500 are officially higher than they?ve ever been befor,e according to research from S&P?s Howard Silverblatt. Thanks to a slew of dividend ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 12:57

Good social marketing practitioners are updating their digital knowledge base twice a year, minimum, according to leading consultants to the digital marketing community. One big trend - preventing employees from commenting or tweeting outside of an approval's process. Here are the other six.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 14:24

Sir Jonathan Ive, the man behind the iconic, industry-changing innovations at Apple, shares his thoughts on design matters in an interview with Mark Prigg of Evening Standard. The marvelous interview is sprinkled with useful lessons, which tech startups can adopt and adapt in their operating environments. Key lessons include: 1. Build A Genuinely Better Product ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 16:23