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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women earn 84 cents for every dollar a man earns. While the gap shifts based on age, race and other factors, the harsh truth is, when planning for retirement, most women have to work harder to save the same amount as men. In addition to lower pay, women […]

Summer reading lists aren’t just for schoolchildren. You might be looking for books to read on your lunch break, by the pool or just in the air conditioning. There are a variety of exciting titles coming out this summer for small-business leaders and entrepreneurs. Here are some of the most promising new releases: 1. Legal

Q: My company is in disarray, and I’m feeling unsettled. How do I cancel the noise around me and carry on? A: Peace amid the storm is something many of us crave. Let me start by saying: The storms will never fully cease. The nature of being alive on planet Earth is that you will

Lais Pontes’ career changed drastically after having her third child. As the founder and president of a Florida-based public relations and branding agency, she had spent her pre-kid days making the most of the fun parts of her job, even attending events well into the evening. But after her third child was born, she had

Every day, I wake up and ask myself, “In a space of gratitude, what does this day look like?” This kind of focus is not easy, and it is not achieved without plenty of effort. For me, focus used to be task-oriented. I felt the need to be all things to all people. We’ve all

Gone are the days when job applicants scrambled to update their privacy settings and delete compromising photos of party nights from their social accounts before a job interview. Now, some Generation Zers are using social media as a tool to differentiate themselves from other candidates, using platforms as an additional way to introduce themselves, their

Are you tired of the traditional retirement plan of working until you can’t? Enter FIRE, the “financial independence, retire early” movement! It’s like retirement, but significantly better. FIRE has been gaining traction in recent years as a personal finance philosophy. While FIRE may seem like a radical departure from traditional retirement planning, it actually offers

Are you looking to purchase a new car or considering buying a house in the next few months? If the answer is yes, you’ll likely need to apply for a loan to make the purchase possible. It’s important to check your credit score beforehand to know what you can expect for the loan’s terms. Learn

“Hopefully there’s something useful being said here,” Jairek Robbins says, grinning widely, as we sit down to talk on a sunny afternoon in late January. It’s the kind of gleeful self-deprecation you only get from a guy who knows he’s got plenty of “useful” things to say. If anything, Robbins, the high-performance business coach, personal

Whether it’s in polite company or on a first date, traditional advice has been that you’ll get side-eyed (or shut out of a second date) if you broach politics, religion, money or anything about your ex. You would think the same would follow for the workplace. Given, however, that we use communication to connect with