Weekly Economic Update for April 3, 2017
PERSONAL SPENDING SLOWS Consumers apparently chose saving over spending in the second month of the year. Last week, a Department of Commerce report noted only a 0.1% gain for personal spending in February.…
Weekly Economic Update for March 27, 2017
NEW HOME SALES GO ONE WAY, RESALES ANOTHER Rising 6.1% in February, new home sales reached a 7-month peak. The Census Bureau said that this gain occurred with just 5.4 months of…
Retirement in Sight for March 2017
How Much of Your Retirement Savings Should You Withdraw Each Year? When Fidelity Investments asked more than 1,000 pre-retirees to guess the percentage that retirement planners would recommend, 19% said…
Weekly Economic Update for March 13, 2017
COMPANIES HIRED READILY IN FEBRUARY U.S. firms added 235,000 net new jobs last month, and the latest Department of Labor employment report showed the largest growth occurring in the construction and education/health care…
How to Hire the Perfect Team For Your Startup
When you're conducting the hiring process for an early-stage start-up your options can seem a bit tight. Especially when you consider the fact that you’re competing for a prime group…
Monthly Economic Update for March 2017
THE MONTH IN BRIEF February was a great month for stocks and a historic month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The blue chips closed at record highs for 12 straight…
Weekly Economic Update for February 27, 2017
A LITTLE LESS OPTIMISM AMONG CONSUMERS February’s final University of Michigan consumer sentiment index came in at 96.3, down from its January mark of 98.5, but well above the 91.7…
How to Expand Your Start Up Internationally
The world is a giant filled with billions of tappable customer and consumer potential. As such, an expansion into international waters might just be the growth strategy your startup needs…
7 Tips for First Time Entrepreneurs
There’s likely nothing more exciting out there in the world than discovering that you have an innovative business concept in your own hands. While the life of an entrepreneur can…
Weekly Economic Update for February 20, 2017
RETAIL SALES ROSE 0.4% in JANUARY Consumer spending on household electronics and appliances powered this gain. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a 0.1% advance. Core retail purchases also rose 0.4% last month. The…