Technology is integrating it more and more in our lives, with smart devices, improved internet access on the go, and improvements in nearly everything we touch. The jobs are also following the better tech format, and STEM education is the base for these jobs. We… Read More »Encouraging STEM Education at Home with Hank Green
Succumbing to advertising is common, even if we don’t recognize it as such. So we brought in Kit Yarrow, a consumer phycologist to help analyze consumer manipulation and provide tips for fending it off. Links:
When a business man at the head of his field starts making false claims on Twitter, and those claims effect the market, when does the SEC step in? What happens in the curious case of Elon Musk? We talk to John Thaler, the portfolio manager… Read More »Elon Musk vs Twitter with John Thaler
We bring in Greg McBride, Senior Economics Analyst at Bankrate.com, to help breakdown this week (and quarter) in the US Economics Wellness Check. Links:
Did you feel the effect of that tax cut earlier this year? With wages staying where they’ve been for several years, and inflation continuing, we talk to a 1 %er, Chuck Collins, about how he’s devoted his life to correcting the wealth gap. His new… Read More »Is Inequality in America Irreversible? with Chuck Collins
If you want to live where you work, you might end up living in an expensive city. The rules for budgeting if you do live in an “ExpenCity” are different than if you reside in an area with a lower cost of living. We talk… Read More »How to Live in an ExpenCity with Bruce Stuart
As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to figure out when you should accept funding, and how much control you give up for the dough. We talk to former venture capitalist and now professor Dileep Rao about what he’s learned from the more successful business… Read More »It’s All About the Benjamins with Dileep Rao
Maybe not necessarily actual street cred, but something similar in the eyes of its customers. It’s another tech M&A – this time Microsoft bought Github. We talk to tech analyst Jack Gold, of Gold and Associates, about what that means for Microsoft, the other major… Read More »Microsoft + Github = Street Cred? with Jack Gold
Some brick and mortar stores are still standing, and thriving, even as more shopping is being done online. So how do they do it? We get working strategies from Barbara Kahn, professor at The Wharton School, and author of “The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Retailers… Read More »To Shop, or Not to Shop (online): That is the Question with Barbara Kahn
Blockchain is NOT Bitcoin, but the cryptocurrency IS built using blockchain technology. And so much more can be built as well. We talk to Keith Koo, The CFO of Tulip, about the upcoming Tulip Conference targeting, you guessed it, Blockchain Technology. Links:
