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2 Utah high schools ranked among the best in financial education

Two Utah schools were ranked among the top five in the nation for excellence in financial literacy and eduaction.

CEO publishes employees’ salaries to build trust

While it is often taboo to discuss pay structure in a company, the SumAll firm provides access to salary information on every position to everyone in the company, according to Open Forum. Read more »

Oct. 2, 2012

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Timothy R. Clark: Adding to our debt is like free climbing El Capitan

Sometimes we want to pick up the freedom end and saw off the accountability end. We may even look for opportunities to cheat choices of their natural consequences, as if that were possible. The... Read more »

Oct. 1, 2012

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Financing good will: How charities are innovating to survive

Many organizations are abandoning old methods of financing, like grant writing and fundraising, and becoming self-sustaining by developing marketable products and services. Read more »

Oct. 1, 2012

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Perception and price inflation may drive university costs

Stephen Trachtenberg, the former president of George Washington University, increased tuition from $25,000 to $51,000 during his tenure, according to The Atlantic. Read more »

Oct. 1, 2012

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Timothy R. Clark: Adding to our debt is like freeclimbing El Capitan

Freedom can't be divorced from accountability. Choice can't be separated from consequence. They are opposite ends of the same stick. When you pick up one end, you pick up the other. Read more »

Oct. 1, 2012

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U.S. economy flashing conflicting signals in areas like housing, spending and jobs

Anyone puzzled by the most recent U.S. economic data has reason for feeling so: The numbers sketch a sometimes contradictory picture of the economy. Read more »

Sept. 30, 2012

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Warren Buffett's kids use dad's ideas to invest in giving

As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett's roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all... Read more »

Sept. 29, 2012

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Women establish themselves as players in the philanthropy field

Innovative marketing campaigns "can change communities and whole nations." She might as well have been talking about the thousands of women who are transforming the philanthropic sector.... Read more »

Sept. 29, 2012

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BYU, University of Utah rated as best universities to work for

Two Utah universities made a top ten list of universities with the highest employee satisfaction. Read more »

Sept. 27, 2012

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Data suggest US economy growing only modestly

A spate of data Thursday painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy: Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods fell, and slightly fewer people signed contracts to buy homes. At the same time, the... Read more »

Sept. 27, 2012

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US 2Q economy growth rate lowered from estimated 1.7 to 1.3

The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, held back by the severe drought that reduced farm production in the Midwest. Read more »

Sept. 27, 2012

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How McDonald's Big Macs can explain the world

For years, the Economist Magazine has published an index of the prices of Big Macs in countries around the world. The results are an easy to understand indicator of which currencies are overvalued... Read more »

Sept. 26, 2012

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The value of a building a useful interpersonal network

Most people consider their interpersonal connections – their network – to be one of their most valuable assets. Those who have developed valuable, useful networks realize that success... Read more »

Sept. 25, 2012

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Timothy R. Clark: Learning life's lessons from football

Are there lessons of enduring value to take along with the scar tissue, the limp and the arthritis? I can't run around the yard with my kids anymore. That's a high price to pay. So what do I have... Read more »

Sept. 24, 2012

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Pixie dust: How Stockton gambled its way from bad to worse

Stockton, Calif., overbuilt and overpromised its way into a deep hole that required painful choices to climb out. Lehman Brothers comes knocking with a painless but risky solution. This does not... Read more »

Sept. 23, 2012

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Risk and ambition: Stockton's bankruptcy a morality tale for cities around the nation

The aftermath of Stockton's mismanagement will haunt the city's residents for years to come. Essential services are already being short-changed to pay debts and employee pensions. Read more »

Sept. 22, 2012

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Battle for the Warren Buffett Rule

On Wednesday, the U.S. House passed the Buffett Rule Act making it easier for wealthy Americans to voluntarily pay down the national debt. This Republican bill stands in contrast to Senate... Read more »

Sept. 21, 2012

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Romney with fortune missed private equity boom worth billions

Our take: Romney has a net worth of $250 million, but Bloomberg suggets he's a "pauper" among buyout firms, and if he had stayed at Bain Capital LLC, he'd be worth much more. "While... Read more »

Sept. 20, 2012

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Timothy R. Clark: Can you microwave ethical development?

We have on our hands today an ever-growing ethics problem, whose tentacles are reaching everywhere. The unscrupulous business person is ubiquitous. Organizations are now in the bleak position of... Read more »

Sept. 17, 2012

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California man confirms role in anti-Islam film

The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes who... Read more »

Sept. 12, 2012

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How to safely lend money to family or friends

The only thing more difficult than not having money could be handling requests from friends or loved ones to borrow it. Read more »

Sept. 12, 2012

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Hobby Lobby files lawsuit over mandate requiring coverage of abortion-causing drugs

Craft store chain Hobby Lobby filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration's requirement that most health insurance plans cover contraceptives for women, citing the owner's religious... Read more »

Sept. 12, 2012

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Moody's set to downgrade US without budget deal

The U.S. government's debt rating could be heading for the "fiscal cliff" along with the federal budget. Read more »

Sept. 11, 2012

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Timothy R. Clark: Do you earn or learn your living?

To say a person is educated is to say a person has completed a formal education. George Washington thought it a source of embarrassment that he didn’t have one. But was he a learner? And what... Read more »

Sept. 10, 2012

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Romney: Obama gives no confidence of creating jobs

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed Friday that President Barack Obama has failed to fulfill his promises in part because he does not understand what it takes to ignite a more... Read more »

Sept. 7, 2012

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