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Six Keys to More Successful Investing
A successful investor maximizes gain and minimizes loss. Though there can be no guarantee that any investment strategy will be successful and all investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, here are six basic principles that may help you invest more successfully. Long-term compounding can help your nest egg grow It’s the “rolling […]
What is Landscape Architecture?
Imagine you’re looking at a brand-new building. It has a beautiful façade, a reative layout, and the best interior design. However, there is no vehicular circulation leading up to it, no parking areas and no sidewalks or pedestrian circulation. There is no infrastructure to manage storm water runoff, and no landscaping, courtyards, or plantings to
The Status of the Regional Economy
[My goal is to] provide an update on economic conditions in the region, and then discuss the issue of regional wage inequality. As always, what I have to say reflects my own views and not necessarily those of the Federal Open Market Committee or the Federal Reserve System. Current economic conditions The Federal Reserve has
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and digital/social-media tips. Vanessa Dunford @vaniccilondon http://ow.ly/RYeZ30e6kq1 4 tips to take control of your workplace productivity #productivity #entrepreneur #business #success #tips Kingsley @KingsleyRecruit When it comes to a #job #interview, timing is everything: http://buff.ly/2w6s8Xz #Interviewing #Tips Jane Allie
Progress Evident as CNY Advances Broad Approach to Leading UAS Industry
The breadth and depth of the progress made by partners of the region’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sector was on full display in July. From exciting technological advancements to ensure the safe integration of drones in the nation’s airspace, to creating educational opportunities to prepare a local workforce, to the use of drones for a
Divorce and Business Assets: What You Need to Know
Divorce can be challenging, stressful, and wrought with emotion. In circumstances where one or both spouses have business interests to protect, it can also be complicated. Whether you have spent years building your business, or perhaps inherited a family business, you have invested and sacrificed greatly to ensure its success. Chances are you don’t want
Baby-Boomer-Owned Businesses in Transition
With more than 50 percent of all businesses with employees currently in the ownership hands of the Baby Boomer Generation, our society is poised to experience one of the greatest transfers of capital ever. In New York state alone, that translates to 181,370 businesses employing 1.6 million people (according to a Project Equity report using
New York adopts final Paid Family Leave regulations
Answering some common employer questions The New York Workers’ Compensation Board on July 19 published its final regulations implementing the New York Paid Family Leave Law (PFL). The final regulations largely mirror the proposed regulations issued on May 24, but the board provided further clarification in certain areas. For example, in its commentary, the board
3 Ways to Make Company Priorities More Clear to your Employees
Good communication is a key to success in any endeavor. Yet in the business world there is often the sort of “failure to communicate” referenced in the movie “Cool Hand Luke.” That failure in the movie resulted in the premature demise of the hero. In real life, when leaders are unclear about their expectations, employees
Millennials: Plan For Retirement Now or Pay the Price Later
Millennials are a stressed-out generation. A study by the American Psychological Association reported that the group of Americans in their early 20s to late 30s came in at a 5.4 stress level on a scale of 1-10, higher than the average American at 4.9. Among the things keeping them up at night are the predictions
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