Archive for September 2015
The End of the Material World?
In the 1980s, Madonna sang about being a material girl living in a material world. Following the economic slump of the 1970s, the ’80s came to be known as “The…
Read MoreGaining Interest in the U.S. Economy
The Federal Reserve doesn’t just raise interest rates on a whim. While a steady economy and improving unemployment rates have many convinced a rate hike is in order for the…
Read MoreThe Shame Game: How Much Does Peer Pressure Motivate Us?
The globalized age of the Internet has deepened an already uncomfortable fact of human society: shame. Classroom bullying has migrated to text and social media. Business reputation is more Yelp…
Read MoreGrowth: A Product of Planning and Sharing
We all want the magic key to growth. From growing our personal wealth to business growth to national gross domestic product, Americans are obsessed with figuring out the perfect growth…
Read MoreFlipping the Script on the Gender Pay Gap
Despite increased efforts to narrow the financial gap between men and women, there’s still no shortage of cultures that prioritize males when it comes to divvying up the monetary spoils.…
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