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Financial guru Dave Ramsey talks business strategies, mistakes
Pumping his fists and shouting with enthusiasm, nationally syndicated talk show host and best-selling author Dave Ramsey took the stage Tuesday at a crowded Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh, N.C. to promote the principles in his new book EntreLeadership.
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Research finds people trade happiness for money
Many economists assume that individuals’ decisions are influenced by a reasoned attempt to maximize their happiness, according to Cornell U. economics Prof. Ori Heffetz.
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Column: Money shouldn’t be personal or define self-worth
One thing that I can never understand is the weird taboo that surrounds money in our culture. Why is it that out of all of the personal questions we can be asked, there is only one that makes us falter? Ask any student on campus, "What's your favorite color?
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Rhode Island offers in-state tuition to undocumented students
Following many hours of heated public debate Monday night, the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education voted unanimously to allow undocumented students in Rhode Island to pay in-state tuition to attend public colleges and universities.
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Editorial: Wall Street protestors must unify leadership for success
An organization known as Occupy Wall Street has attracted a multitude of diverse individuals united by their frustrations and discontent with "corporatocracy." Since the protests began on Sept.
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Column: America could use a wealth tax
Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock since the Reagan administration knows that America is in a hefty amount of debt. For the Patrick Stars among us, you can view a live stream of the debt increase at usdebtclock.
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Poll shows young voters skeptical of Social Security
Young Americans would rather entrust their money to the Tooth Fairy than the federal government. In a recent poll, 66 percent of voters ages 18 to 29 said they believed their Social Security money is safer “under their pillow” than with the federal government.
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Career earnings lower for women, minorities despite education
Work hard, earn an education and a job and stable flow of money will follow. It's a pillar of American culture, and each level of education has been clearly shown to increase median income after graduation. But according to a new study from Georgetown U., which analyzed data from the U.S.
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Column: We need Wall Street
On Saturday, thousands of protestors flooded the streets of New York City's financial district to voice opposition to what they described as rampant corporate greed.