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Delayed Retirement Hits Job Market

Last night, the show 60 Minutes on CBS ran a segment on 401K investment funds.  Millions of US citizens trusted these funds for their retirement planning. The story featured several people who lost a large amount of their retirement fund. Everyone who was interviewed stated that they have to work much longer than they ever expected. In fact several said they can never retire.

You may say to yourself, “big deal, this won’t affect me.”  Think again.  (more…)

You should have seen it coming

This week’s feeding frenzy over Amazon.com’s  “glitch” is yet another example of how a really basic kindergarten concept somehow ends up becoming another “lesson learned the hard way” in the world of business.

Here’s what we all know, but often ignore: people get angry when they discover – or even suspect – that you have deceived them.  That anger is contagious.  Why do we not remember this?  Why is this a surprise? (more…)