Finance

How much should you tip? Better yet, where in the world can you go to escape from tipping anyone?

Never before in the history of the United States have we been faced with the threat of such a great financial catastrophe but, sadly, most Americans are totally oblivious to all of this. They continue to have faith that their leaders know what they are doing, and they have been lulled into complacency by the bubble of false stability that we have been enjoying for the last couple of years. Unfortunately for them, however, this bubble of false stability is not going to last much longer and when the financial crisis comes it is going to make 2008 look like a Sunday picnic. Let me explain why I believe the aforementioned to be the case.

How many billionaires are there and how much wealth do they control?

The best way to compare countries based on taxes is using the highest personal income tax rate paid by individuals so this excludes countries that do not have personal income taxes. Let’s see how select countries compare:

With college costs consistently outpacing the rate of inflation, many students are thinking twice when it comes to going to college. Let's explore the numbers students are up against today and how to make higher education more affordable.

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The words "sex", "gold" and "collapse" are three of the most googled and, as such, many articles are posted daily on munKNEE.com regarding the future for the price of gold, possible economic and financial collapse and the odd article on sexual behaviour around the world. Below is a summary of a number of such articles.

Every now and then very informative, insightful and well-written financial articles gets buried by more trendy, exciting and provocative articles and, as such, they get overlooked - fly under the radar as Malaysia flight MH370 has done. Below are introductory paragraphs and links to a few such articles posted on the internet in the past week that are still very timely and well worth your time to check out.

Hundreds of great articles (timely, informative, balanced, well written) on the economy, investing and financial matters are posted every week on the internet but, for whatever reason, many hardly see the light of day. Below are introductory paragraphs and links to 10 such articles that are well worth your time and attention.

It’s crucially important to your financial future that you understand what capital controls are, how and why they are implemented, the harm they can cause, and what you can do to protect yourself. [This article does just that. Read on!]