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Top 10 financial safety tips for the holidays
The holidays are meant to be times for relaxation and family. The last thing people want is to stress about fraud and ruin holiday cheer because of a lost or […]
Will big data destroy the stock market?: Part 2
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part 1.) So what can be done to keep the destructive forces of our hacker culture at bay? Can the […]
Five tips to funding a startup
John Hickenlooper, now Colorado’s governor, knows what funding has to do with it — the success of a business, that is. As a Denver entrepreneur working with other urban pioneers […]
More on the policy basin
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part 1.) I analyzed 45 historical episodes of deleveraging since the Great Depression in both developed and developing economies. Having […]
A gift for business from the SOS
Now is the time to clean up your corporate books! Colorado’s Secretary of State has announced a temporary fee holiday for business filings beginning Dec. 1. All online business filings […]
Fiscal Cliff 101
The critical need to raise the debt ceiling will be the “catalyst for short-term measures to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff,” according to Morgan Stanley’s Government Affairs Office in […]
Get the biggest bang for your retirement buck
Today, few employees have guaranteed pension plans. Since living only on Social Security benefits is not the retirement that anyone wishes, most people must save from their current earnings to […]
Beware this stealth risk
There are many investment risks. You have interest rate risk. Business risk. Credit risk. Taxability risk. Call risk. Inflationary risk. Liquidity risk. Market risk. Reinvestment risk. Social/political risk. Currency/exchange rate […]
Protecting the assets you have
The recession wiped out nearly 40 percent, or two decades’ worth of Americans’ wealth, the Federal Reserve said earlier this year. This shift in wealth will have a major impact […]
Ready, set — sell!
Despite ongoing economic challenges, many small and mid-sized businesses have continued to grow and thrive, giving their owners an opportunity to walk away and reap the benefits of years of […]
HSAs build long-term wealth with tax-favored savings
Most people don’t realize that health savings accounts (HSAs) are one of the best long-term savings vehicles in the market today. Paired with high-deductible health plans, HSAs are available to […]
Eight great steps for a college savings plan
In tough times, the thought of paying your children’s way through college can sound daunting, but it’s something most of us hope to be able to do for our kids. According to the University of Colorado Boulder Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis, incoming freshman who are residents of Colorado w...
