Here Are The Four Things The Most Successful Advisors Have In Common
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Four Things The Most Successful Advisors Have In Common (Vanguard) In a...
View ArticleFamous VC Says The Rich 'Are Threatened' And Shows Off His Super-Expensive...
Legendary VC Tom Perkins on Monday explained, clarified, apologized for, and then stood by his controversial letter where he said that people who criticize the rich were behaving like the Nazis did...
View ArticleHow The Gideons Get A Bible Into So Many Hotel Rooms
They're as ubiquitous as tiny soaps and starchy towels -- those leather bound books hidden in the drawers of night stands in nearly every hotel in the country. And they have his name all over them.Who...
View ArticleWhy Some Expensive Hotels Charge So Much For WiFi
A question from listener Alison Najman has brought us to New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The lobby is enormous and elegant. There are staffers everywhere, a check-in desk, a concierge desk, a dining...
View ArticleROSENBERG: There Are More Signs Of Wage Inflation Becoming A Reality
Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg has previously warned that 2014 could see a return to inflationary pressures.Take into account that income inequality is becoming a major concern — as evidenced at the...
View ArticleApple Suppliers Tank In Asian Trading
Apple fell hard today after whiffing on iPhone sales.Now in Asian trading, companies that supply parts (such as the screens) to Apple devices are tanking.Here's a few via CNBC world:Join the...
View ArticleHere's A Preview Of The Ads You'll See On Super Bowl Sunday
As anyone with a pulse is certainly aware, we are inching ever closer to one of the most sacred days on the American calendar: Super Bowl Sunday.See what advertisers have planned for the Super Bowl...
View ArticleThe Sell-Off In Stocks Is More About The US Than Emerging Markets
Last week was pretty ugly for global stock markets, and closed in the red again on Monday.The responsibility for that misery was placed squarely on the shoulders of emerging markets.Currencies in...
View ArticleMexico Just Legalized Vigilantism And Then Captured A Huge Cartel Leader
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico essentially legalized the country's growing "self-defense" groups Monday, while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders of the Knights...
View ArticleWhy First-Year Consulting Salaries Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up To Be
For young people fresh out of college, there's nothing quite like the promise of a consulting salary.Land a gig at one of the major firms and you can easily make upward of $60,000 in your first year. A...
View Article12 Crazy Potato Chip Flavors We Wish Lay's Would Make A Reality
Lay's is currently accepting submissions for new potato chip flavors. The company's "Do Us A Flavor" contest will result in a new flavor based on popularity. Last year, the Chicken and Waffles flavor...
View ArticleGlobal Market Liftoff
The big news in markets this evening is the Turkish central bank decision.They raised rates MUCH more than expected in an attempt to stem the decline of the Turkish Lira.The shockingly big move is...
View ArticleThe Mystery Of Shane Dinneen
Reporters are trying to figure out whether or not Shane Dinneen, the Pershing Square analyst who worked on the fund's famous Herbalife short, is still with the firm. The question was first raised...
View ArticleThis State Of The Union Will Be A Pivotal Moment In The Obama Presidency
President Barack Obama's fifth official State of the Union address comes at a pivotal moment in his presidency. His approval ratings are at their lowest points entering a new year in his tenure. In...
View ArticleI Went To In-N-Out Burger And Found It To Be Overrated
You may have noticed that people who used to live in California won't shut up about how much they miss In-N-Out Burger.Since I'm in Los Angeles for a few days, I thought I'd take the opportunity to...
View Article10 Ways You Can Use Sriracha In Your Next Meal
The world's brief-but-traumatic shortage of Huy Fong Sriracha will soon be over. Breathe a sigh of relief, then get excited to use the sweet-spicy Thai sauce in these 10 ways:1. In soup. Swirl it into...
View ArticleAtlanta Got 1 Inch Of Snow And Everyone's Freaking Out
About an inch of snow fell on Atlanta on Tuesday, and the city is struggling to deal with the winter weather.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the light dusting of...
View ArticleHere's The World's First Smartphone-Controlled Cocktail Mixer
The maker of Absolut vodka and Chivas whiskey is developing an at-home cocktail mixer that's controlled by a smartphone or tablet.Pernod Ricard announced the new device, called "The Gutenberg Project,"...
View ArticleThe NSA's First Privacy Officer Is A Woman
The National Security Agency just announced its first privacy officer, reports The Washington Post.Former Department of Homeland Security Privacy Director, Rebecca “Becky” Richards will start with NSA...
View ArticleHuman Ancestors Living In Israel 300,000 Years Ago Had Fire
A newly discovered hearth full of ash and charred bone in a cave in modern-day Israel hints that early humans sat around fires as early as 300,000 years ago — before Homo sapiens arose in Africa.In and...
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