Posts by Ari Page
Supreme Court to decide once and for all (hopefully) if severance pay is taxable
These days, terminated employees receiving severance packages happen quite frequently. Sometimes it happens voluntarily, such as during a layoff; other times, it happens after the employee has won a lawsuit against his or her company. It could even be required by state or federal law, or be part of a company’s policy. Severance pay is…
See Full Article Here ->Ari Page On Blog Talk Radio
Ari Page, the CEO of Fund&Grow, appeared recently for a guest spot on Club Wealth Radio, a show on Blog Talk Radio dedicated to real estate agents, investors and brokers. Ari joined host Michael Hellickson to discuss the work Fund&Grow do in helping people obtain business credit and corporate credit at 0% interest rates. The…
See Full Article Here ->Paying the dead? In the case of Medicare, yes.
Perhaps you thought it couldn’t get much worse for the folks in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid due to the part they’ve played in the botched roll out of the Obamacare Website. If you thought that, you would be wrong. Now, there’s news that a recent study by the US Inspector General has Medicare…
See Full Article Here ->Low salaries of fast food workers cost us all in the long run
There are many people who would love to have a job… any job. But even if you have one, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to make it without some help. Fast food workers are the perfect example. A recent study by the University of California Berkeley Labor Center and the University of Illinois…
See Full Article Here ->Why rural banks are sometimes a better source of credit
There was a time, not so long ago, when most banks were local. Until the early 1980s, most people conducted their financial transactions at a bank that was chartered and owned in the county in which they lived. As a result, these financial institutions were of the “small” and “local” variety (source). Enter the deregulation…
See Full Article Here ->Unemployment up as a result of government shutdown (but other factors are in play, too)
The government shutdown has already begun to take its toll on our country in a number of ways, including the unemployment rate. First-time unemployment claims made a definitive and rapid jump during the first full week of the shutdown. Specifically, almost 375,000 people filed for their first week of unemployment benefits during that week. …
See Full Article Here ->US Postal Service defaults on $5.6 billion retiree benefit pre-payment
Even if the United States Postal Service is able to push through its proposed three cent price hike, it won’t be enough to make up for the gigantic shortfall that recently came due – and the USPS was unable to pay. Postmaster General Patrick Donahue warned everyone that they would be forced to default on…
See Full Article Here ->Protect your financial and credit card data from hackers
Even if it hasn’t happened to you, chances are you at least know someone who has been the victim of a computer hacker. These days, you can’t do enough to dissuade a potential identity or credit card number thief! Those who are not computer savvy (or just don’t think about it much) are currently doing…
See Full Article Here ->Chew on this: Your dog could affect your homeowner’s insurance rate
Most dog owners know exactly why they’ve been given the moniker of “Man’s Best Friend.” But recent findings suggest they are also one of “Man’s Greatest Homeowners Insurance Liabilities.” The Insurance Information Institute (III) recently released some alarming data. Their research shows that over the last decade, while the number of homeowner’s insurance claims due…
See Full Article Here ->Can you find a job? Yes. Can you find a GOOD job? Maybe not.
Is the economy turning around? Is the job market getting better? On the surface the short answer is yes … but when you take a closer look, your own answer will depend upon your viewpoint of the topic. The unemployment rate dropped in July, (source) and July was the 34th consecutive month the job market…
See Full Article Here ->