First, Know Yourself
When it comes to career reinvention, too many people make a fundamental mistake: They don’t know themselves. So when I talk to people about making a career change, I always suggest first doing a few self-assessment exercises. Career self-assessment is the process of getting acquainted with what you like — and don’t like — in … Read more
With Jobs Tight, M.B.A.s Head for Home
After working in public accounting for three years, Joe Fusco, wanted to become an investment banker. So he invested more than $70,000 and two years into an M.B.A. But as he prepares to graduate from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana next month, Mr. Fusco, 27 years old, hasn’t had any luck landing a … Read more
Bankers vs. Economists: Who deserves more blame for the global economic collapse?
This is adapted from Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation , which is now available in paperback. Which profession bears more blame for the global credit meltdown and its ensuing gazillion-dollar bailouts: bankers or economists? This isn’t a trick question. So far, bankers have been getting most of the opprobrium. Yes, … Read more
It Doesn’t Have To Hurt
Government should use the lessons of behavioral economics to get us to invest more for retirement. By Richard Thaler | NEWSWEEK Published Apr 11, 2009 From the magazine issue dated Apr 20, 2009 Aging Americans are facing a perfect storm when it comes to retirement. Many have done little saving over the past two decades and … Read more
