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With all of the challenges facing multiple brick and mortar businesses and eCommerce sectors, it’s hard to believe that anyone could succeed despite the lockdowns facing COVID-19.
However, these 5 booming retail sectors not only took advantage of a bad situation but also provided relief to those who needed to save money or prepare for a future post-pandemic.
A thriving economy means the playing field is wide open for newcomers by way of entrepreneurship and business investing. With more and more technical skill development allowing you to work from home or software genius giving you the opportunity to be your own boss, the possibilities for making your own way in the world are becoming a reality for more individuals since the Great Recession.
As new businesses open or ideas get tossed around thinktank, venture capitalism becomes a way to strengthen the dreams of small business owners while making investors more financially secure. Here are eleven ways venture capitalism is important for the American economy.
A lot of things changed in last 6 years since I wrote this article. We now have a new president, new policies, and priorities of his administration. Somehow I feel he’s also of the same view with which I wrote this article. this is pure imagination, “What if” scenario. Many of you expressed your views on the article, I thank you for that!
Slowly and gradually I noticed a lot of Americans are now buying American, growing American and making in America. Some started boycotting Chinese goods. More or less I still agree that in short to medium term this ban on Chinese imports would exert tremendous pressure on the world economy, a new recession will result.
But in the long run, say 15-20 years from now, the American economy will get more benefit than any of the other economies in the world if we ban Chinese imports today.
One of the most important factors in regards to the financial health of a nation is its currency’s inflation. While most people do know inflation is what happens when goods and services rise in price, their knowledge of the complex and evolving issue usually ends there. To help expand your understanding of inflation, below are a few things you may have not known about it.
As shown in the above picture, US inflation is now historically low. We do not feel the pressure of rising prices, at least not as much as people from other countries face. But we need to be careful and should take steps that can protect our money and wealth during those high inflation days.
I admit I have very little knowledge on how social security system works. All I know about it is we should not depend on social security income alone. We should start saving in one or the other retirement plans right from the beginning of our career. Enjoy this insightful post from Devin. I hope you get good information out of it, if applicable to your situation.
Want to save a ton of money? Check your Social Security statement.
If you hold any kind of investments, the movements of the financial markets are relevant to you. Even if you don’t have investments which you manage yourself, the chances are that you have a retirement fund of some kind which will be affected by financial market, economy and monetary policy.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, governments worldwide have taken steps to try to boost the economy. But have these steps worked? The financial press is full of talk of tapering, but what does it mean? And what exactly is quantitative easing (QE) and what does it mean for you?
At this blog, I only talk about our finances. Let me break the trend and give you some food for thought. This is about the economy as a whole, not our own personal economy. This is about outsourcing and the trend here in the US. If outsourcing hasn’t really impacted you yet, it will be soon. Either in a positive or negative way.
Be watchful and be acquainted with the socio-economic changes happening around you. So, important to grow One Cent at a Time.
Let me first give you my opinions here, about outsourcing, and, the recent trend of American job outsourcing. Over the last weekend, I came across three different news reports on the web. All related to outsourcing trend and the political and economic impact of it. The three articles covered the aspects of:
Here is the gloomy Picture on the state of social security. This infographic is created by my friend Craig. The concept and topic were given by me. But, before you proceed with this, I will urge you to go over social security administration’s own infographic on the state of social security fund and its future.
It’s not good, either you start saving for your retirement today, if you are not up to it or, be prepared to work till you drop. There’s no alternative in sight, that I can think of, especially for the readers who are in their forties or younger.
Interesting data caught my attention today. Bureau Of Labor Statistics published American Time use survey results for 2011. The result tallies with the general belief that men do more outside work and women helps more with household work. The difference is not much, and I am sure the work division is least among other countries.
I am going to present some of the important facts that came out of the survey.
A country is an organization of individuals—when something affects the country, it also affects the individuals, and vice versa. Thus, it would be untrue to say that if recession or boom hits a country, individuals are not affected by it.
Personal finance deals with a person or a family unit, and the main facets for personal finance are the amount, taxation, security and origin of the money needed for individuals and their families for survival. We can see how personal financial health is affected by country’s economy throughout the world today, especially in United States.
