For the first time in history, cash is being threatened as the most frequently used medium of transaction. The proliferation of credit and debit cards and the ubiquity of vendors who accept them make carrying hard currency practically unnecessary, if not irrelevant, in this age of digitization.   Yet accepting credit cards comes at a cost. [...]

Though the recent Wall St bailout package has been frequently called a bonus package for Wall Street executives who mismanaged their companies’ risks, the new troubled asset repurchase program has in it provisions that will help employees of Wall St. and Main St. alike. The rising sensitivity to the plight of the middle class put [...]

Nobody likes flying. Between lines at security, waiting at the gate, and checking baggage, time spent getting to and waiting for a flight often takes longer than the flight itself. You’re a busy executive. Your time is your shareholders’ money. Why are you flying commercial??   Jet charters are an absolute necessity if you value your [...]

Lots of businesses like to cut costs by doing everything in house. But this strategy only helps some businesses – mainly large businesses that are able to afford building the kind of professional infrastructure they need to run all aspects of their business in-house. Is your business that big? In reality, few businesses can afford [...]