64% of employees visit non work-related sites every day with some spending more than 1 hour, on average, each and every day doing so. But guess what? That's not the #1 time waster. This infographic identifies the 3 most common time wasters at work and what is done during the time that they are, in effect, stealing from their employer.
Read More »Level the Playing Field When Dealing With Your Bank – Here’s How (+2K Views)
A 98 year old lady (yes, 98!) actually wrote the following letter to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the local newspaper and we thank him most sincerely for doing so. Perhaps it is something you should require from your bank as well.
Read More »Some Priceless Employee Performance Evaluation Quips to Use Next Time (+4K Views)
"Since my last evaluation this employee has hit rock bottom and has started to dig", "He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them." and 30 other “actual” descriptive employee performance evaluations. Share them at the office to lightened things up.
Read More »You Should Have a 2nd Passport – Here are 6 Reasons Why (+3K Views)
Spreading your political risk beyond one jurisdiction by obtaining a second passport and citizenship in another country is a fundamental step towards minimizing the political risk of being subjected to the whims of any single government. Here are 6 reasons why that is the case.
Read More »The World’s Biggest Private Tax Havens
When the world’s ultra-wealthy look for tax havens to shield income and wealth from their domestic governments, where do they turn? Here are the world’s top 20 tax havens, as ranked by the 2020 Financial Secrecy Index.
Read More »Is $1M In Savings Enough For the Average Retiree?
The average American needs their retirement savings to last them 14 to 17 years. With this in mind, is $1 million in savings enough for the average retiree?
Read More »What is Stagflation and How Will It Affect the Global Recovery?
According to the National Bank of Canada the risk of global stagflation is surfacing due to rising oil prices, soaring food costs, and slow economic growth which threatens to undermine the global recovery.
Read More »Major Wealth Disparity Between the Top 1% and the Bottom 50%
Asset price inflation is the cause of wealth disparity between between the top 1% and the bottom 50%. The more they have, the more they get. The bottom 50% don’t have anything and need not apply...
Read More »Tax Revenue-to-GDP Ratio By Country: U.S. Ranks 30th; Canada 21st
Taxes provide 50% or more of government funds in almost every country in the world and using a tax-to-GDP ratio is one of the more useful ways to compare tax systems around the world and this article does just that.
Read More »The Biggest Ponzi Schemes EVER
Ponzi schemes are a type of financial fraud that lures investors by promising abnormally high returns. To help you learn more about these sophisticated crimes, this infographic examines some of the biggest Ponzi schemes in modern history. The scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, an Italian who became infamous in the 1920s for claiming he could double his clients’ money within …
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