Want respect in the workplace? Take a long hard look in your mirror, closet, and around your office.Does what we wear really have an impact on our work? Can you assign an economic value to the right

The threat of lawsuits often drives up the cost of healthcare, forcing doctors to order a round of defensive tests to protect themselves against possible malpractice claims.The world appears only sli

Home sales fell last month, and so be it. Every home that doesn’t get sold is another bailout I don’t have to finance.Congress included an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville communit

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce our latest contributor, Gary Stern. Gary collaborated on Minority Rules: Turn Your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge (Harper Collins) and The Troubl

In my coaching practice, I always coach that "The purpose of your life is to find and do the purpose of your life." And if you want to find and do your purpose, then you must make it a fier

Minyan Morning Memo One to watch: Early this morning while you were sleeping, Anglo-Dutch consumer products company Unilever (UL) reported earnings. Though the results appeared to be in the eye of th

Raising a gifted child, one who is pursuing a talent to championship or professional levels, is not cheap. Classes. Coaches. Competition entry fees. Transportation. Equipment. It adds up quickly, and

As expected, most industries have retrenched during this recession. Not so the pharmaceutical industry: It keeps spending, and spending, and spending -- on lobbying, to beat back health-care reform,

Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish