Revenue Tip » Finances http://www.revenuetip.com Increasing Your Revenue - Simplified Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Bob Rodriguez: The best advice I ever got http://www.revenuetip.com/bob-rodriguez-the-best-advice-i-ever-got/ http://www.revenuetip.com/bob-rodriguez-the-best-advice-i-ever-got/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:59 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/bob-rodriguez-the-best-advice-i-ever-got/ “In the fall of 1974 I was in graduate school at USC taking a portfolio-management investment course. The financial markets were in difficulty, and I didn’t understand how securities were being sold at such depressed levels. I had only recently discovered shield Analysis by Graham and Dodd when we had a guest lecturer come in named Charlie Munger, who went on about that view of value investing. After the class was by, I walked up to Charlie and asked him whether there was one thing that I could do that would manufacture me a better investment professional. His reply was, ‘Read history, read history, read history.’ And so I became a good historian, reading both economic and financial history as well as general history.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/bob-rodriguez-the-best-advice-i-ever-got/feed/ Yale B-school wants a piece of the spotlight http://www.revenuetip.com/yale-b-school-wants-a-piece-of-the-spotlight/ http://www.revenuetip.com/yale-b-school-wants-a-piece-of-the-spotlight/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:17 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/yale-b-school-wants-a-piece-of-the-spotlight/ (Poets&Quants) — Ever since Yale University launched its School of Organization and Management in 1976, the place has been something of an unconventional business school. Its founders envisioned a school that would be small, communal, unorthodox, and steeped in theory and research, able to groom leaders for both business as well as the public and non-profit sectors. But the decision to avoid creating another me-too business school has had some unintended consequences. For years, SOM has unsuccessfully battled the misperception that it is merely a school for non-profit management, a haven for do-gooders outside the MBA mainstream. And despite basking in the glow of one of the world’s most valuable educational qualitys, the school has never been able to develop the stature of any of its Ivy League rivals. Enter Edward “Ted” Snyder, the 58-year-old veteran dean who signed on as SOM’s new leader last fall. He arrived with extraordinarily […]

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/yale-b-school-wants-a-piece-of-the-spotlight/feed/ Sal Khan: Building a better university http://www.revenuetip.com/sal-khan-building-a-better-university/ http://www.revenuetip.com/sal-khan-building-a-better-university/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/sal-khan-building-a-better-university/ FORTUNE — Student debt is nearing a record $1 trillion in the U.S. Jobless law school grads are suing their alma maters for false advertising. Needless to say, the cost of higher education — not to mention the return on the investment — has become a sore spot for many.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/sal-khan-building-a-better-university/feed/ Adventure travel bargains http://www.revenuetip.com/adventure-travel-bargains/ http://www.revenuetip.com/adventure-travel-bargains/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:25:00 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/adventure-travel-bargains/ Lots of Americans these days want something more from a vacation than vegging out on a beach, a mojito close at hand. Some 30% of respondents to a Travel-Ticker.com survey put adventure travel on their 2012 wish list, and spending in the category has been growing 17% a year, even as economic woes slowed leisure travel overall.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/adventure-travel-bargains/feed/ Best Companies to Work For: The quiz http://www.revenuetip.com/best-companies-to-work-for-the-quiz/ http://www.revenuetip.com/best-companies-to-work-for-the-quiz/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/best-companies-to-work-for-the-quiz/ We’ve done our best to identify corporations that are a joy to work for. But we couldn’t possibly list them all. perhaps your company, too, is a party on a half shell! Take that quiz and find out.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/best-companies-to-work-for-the-quiz/feed/ Investing for retirement when you’re just starting out http://www.revenuetip.com/investing-for-retirement-when-you-re-just-starting-out/ http://www.revenuetip.com/investing-for-retirement-when-you-re-just-starting-out/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:24 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/investing-for-retirement-when-you-re-just-starting-out/ My granddaughter has asked me how to invest the money she’ll contribute to her employer’s retirement savings plan at her first job. I suggested she either go with a 2050 target-retirement fund or divide her money as pursues: 40% in an S&P 500 index fund, 40% in a small-cap index fund and 20% in an universal stock index fund. Do you think she should go with the first option, the second or do something else? — Don G.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/investing-for-retirement-when-you-re-just-starting-out/feed/ University of Charleston: How we cut tuition by 22% http://www.revenuetip.com/university-of-charleston-how-we-cut-tuition-by-22/ http://www.revenuetip.com/university-of-charleston-how-we-cut-tuition-by-22/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:11:34 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/university-of-charleston-how-we-cut-tuition-by-22/ After seeing enrollment decline for the first instance in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/university-of-charleston-how-we-cut-tuition-by-22/feed/ Get more from a second doctor’s opinion http://www.revenuetip.com/get-more-from-a-second-doctor-s-opinion/ http://www.revenuetip.com/get-more-from-a-second-doctor-s-opinion/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:46:41 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/get-more-from-a-second-doctor-s-opinion/ If you’re like most society, you’re inclined to trust your doctor’s advice.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/get-more-from-a-second-doctor-s-opinion/feed/ Government assistance expands http://www.revenuetip.com/government-assistance-expands/ http://www.revenuetip.com/government-assistance-expands/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:29:15 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/government-assistance-expands/ More than one in three Americans lived in households that received Medicaid, food stamps or other means-based government assistance, according to a new report.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/government-assistance-expands/feed/ The Romney kids’ $100 million trust fund http://www.revenuetip.com/the-romney-kids-100-million-trust-fund/ http://www.revenuetip.com/the-romney-kids-100-million-trust-fund/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:29:06 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/the-romney-kids-100-million-trust-fund/ Mitt Romney’s five sons — Matt, Tagg, Craig, Ben and Josh — are sitting pretty with a trust fund worth $100 million.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/the-romney-kids-100-million-trust-fund/feed/ Northwestern Kellogg to shrink two-year MBA program http://www.revenuetip.com/northwestern-kellogg-to-shrink-two-year-mba-program/ http://www.revenuetip.com/northwestern-kellogg-to-shrink-two-year-mba-program/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:20:39 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/northwestern-kellogg-to-shrink-two-year-mba-program/ The school plans to put less of an emphasis on its traditional two-year degree program as part of a sweeping strategic review at the school.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/northwestern-kellogg-to-shrink-two-year-mba-program/feed/ Gen-Y looks to developing economies for biz training http://www.revenuetip.com/gen-y-looks-to-developing-economies-for-biz-training/ http://www.revenuetip.com/gen-y-looks-to-developing-economies-for-biz-training/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:42 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/gen-y-looks-to-developing-economies-for-biz-training/ Business schools, non-profits, and private employers are sending students and young workers to developing nations to hone their business skills.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/gen-y-looks-to-developing-economies-for-biz-training/feed/ Beat stress for less http://www.revenuetip.com/beat-stress-for-less/ http://www.revenuetip.com/beat-stress-for-less/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:23 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/beat-stress-for-less/ This year the end of the holidays probably didn’t bring the usual stress relief; there are still worries about unemployment, a flailing housing market, and a volatile stock market, all of which may be taking a toll on your health.

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/beat-stress-for-less/feed/ The best cities for job hunting http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/ http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:54 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/ FORTUNE — Dear Annie: I just got a pink slip from the bank where I’ve worked as a marketing director for the past 12 years, and which is now undergoing a total restructuring, so I’m pondering what my next move should be. Opportunities are limited in the smallish East Coast city where I live (the bank I’ll soon be leaving is the singled-out biggest employer in town) and, having moved here solely to take the position I’m now losing, I’m not particularly attached to that area. Our kids are away at college now, our mortgage is paid off, and my wife, who is a pediatrician, really could work anywhere. So we’re open to the concept of moving — but where would I have the best chance of finding a new job? I’m additionally wondering, do many employers still pay moving expenses for new management hires, or is that a thing […]

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]]> http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/feed/ The best cities for job hunting http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/ http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:54 +0000 http://www.revenuetip.com/the-best-cities-for-job-hunting/ FORTUNE — Dear Annie: I just got a pink slip from the bank where I’ve worked as a marketing director for the past 12 years, and which is now undergoing a total restructuring, so I’m pondering what my next move should be. Opportunities are limited in the smallish East Coast city where I live (the bank I’ll soon be leaving is the one biggest employer in town) and, having moved here solely to take the position I’m now losing, I’m not particularly attached to that area. Our kids are away at college now, our mortgage is paid off, and my wife, who is a pediatrician, really could work anywhere. So we’re open to the view of moving — but where would I have the best chance of finding a new job? I’m additionally wondering, do many employers still pay moving expenses for new management hires, or is that a thing […]

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