Employer Income Tax Withholding: The Basics
If you have recently changed jobs, you’re probably familiar with the W-4 form, where you declare how many exemptions you have, for things like having…
Investing in Volatility: Understanding the VIX
If you follow the stock market coverage on CNBC or Bloomberg, or read the Wall Street Journal, you’ve probably seen references to the VIX, especially…
Multi Level Marketing: Too Good To Be True?
You’ve probably seen the advertisements: “Start your own business!” “Be your own boss!” “Become a part of something great!” Or the bumper stickers and even…
Are Futures In Your Future?
The idea seems simple enough at first: anyone can become a member of the merchant class, without ever having to physically even see their product.…
Why Everyone Needs A Living Will
According to a recent survey conducted by LegalZoom, just 41% of Americans had a last will and testament, and only 9% had a living will.…
Don’t Fear The Repo: How To Rebuild
It’s every car owner’s worst nightmare: you wake up one morning, ready to go to work, and there’s one less car in the driveway than…
Bitcoin: What’s the Big Deal
Yesterday, Bitcoin hit yet another all-time high of $2779 per BTC, before retreating nearly 20% by afternoon… and gaining more than half of that back…
Is There Any Escape From Student Loans?
It didn’t seem so bad while you were in school – yes, you’d have to pay for it eventually, but here it is, tens of…
Are Option Quotes All Greek To You?
Once investors move on from basic equity trading, for purposes of seeking alpha, or leverage (investments that move up and down at a faster rate…
When Bad Business Pays Off
According to an article in Friday’s New York Times, Vitaly Borker is back in prison. Infamous for a previous business venture, DecorMyEyes.com, Borker believes strongly in…