Two accountancy firms in Munster annouce merger

Source: Irish Examiner

Quintas is one of Munster’s leading providers of business and personal finance advice. DMB ...
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Typical CEO made $9.6 million in 2011, up 6 percent from 2010

Source: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Elizabeth Behrman Tampa Bay Times In Print: Saturday, May 26, 2012 Profits at 322 of the biggest U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 mi ...
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Don’t Polish Your Resume, Opt Out of the Whole System

Source: Powell's Books

Have you ever met a barista with a college degree? What about one with a master's degree? Spend time in Portland, or likely any other major city in North America, and this experience is not uncommon. Between thos ...
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How military spouses hold down the home front

Source: Marketplace

All the spouses agreed that in many ways they are more "mature" than civilian families about money, because they're forced to ask uncomfortable questions -- like what will happen if a spouse is killed while deployed. Margo, Ryan and Tamar all had s ...
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Door to door energy sellers can mislead you

Source: Toronto Star

There’s someone at your door, clipboard in hand, wanting to inspect your water heater or furnace to see if it’s safe and energy efficient. Do you let the person into your home? Or do you ask for identification and call the employer to double check? My ad ...
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Can financial education help a person to make better decisions?

Source: The Star Malaysia

“WELL-INFORMED, well-educated consumers can create economic ripples” according to Jeanne M. Hogarth of the US Federal Reserve Board in her paper, Financial Education and Economic Development presented at the 2006 Financial Literacy ...
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Cashback websites: how do they work?

Source: BBC News

25 May 2012 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Catherine Burns Business reporter, BBC News Swagata Sen and the bike she bought from Quidco Swagata Sen likes her home to look good. In particular, she likes fancy china and plates, and is happy to show off h ...
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Scott Burns: 'Catastrophic success' of longer life is bad news for Social Security

Source: Daily Breeze

be used as a backup for recession periods when tax collections were down. It wasn't adequate for big changes in benefit payments. Q: This question is about your recent column on Social Security and Medicare. I'm an accountant and will tur ...
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Personal finance apps, ranked by Mobilewalla

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Apple apps Mint.com Personal Finance (Free)* -- One of the most popular money-management apps. You can create a razor-sharp view of your accounts, track your budgets and better manage your expenses. (Mobilewa ...
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