As generations continue to mix in the workplace, many older workers are reporting to younger bosses. A new CareerBuilder survey finds that 43 percent of workers ages 35 and older said they currently work for someone younger than them. Breaking down age groups, more than half (53 percent) of workers ages 45 and up said [...]
Study shows most business owners failing to “divorce-proof” their companies
A bad marriage isn’t the only thing that ends with a divorce. Sometimes, a good business can go bust, too. While 580,000 new firms opened in 2004, about 10 percent of existing firms closed. And with the national divorce rate at about 3.5 for every 1,000 [...]
In addition to exercising more and pledging to eat healthier, the new year could be the right moment to revisit how you’re doing at work and set career resolutions. Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Managing Your Career For Dummies® (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) points out that for workers who lost jobs [...]
18-21 year olds cite financial stress, juggle 2-3 credit cards in college
Even though 84 percent of college students say they are educated about money management and understand the consequences of debt, 50 percent wish they had a plan to help decrease their debt, according to a new poll for Western Union(R) Payment Services conducted by [...]
CHET urges families to evaluate their college savings strategies
As students prepare to receive their report cards and diplomas at the end of this school year, Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is encouraging Connecticut families with young children to take time to grade their own college savings strategies. Nappier is trustee for the Connecticut Higher [...]
Wachovia Study Shows: More Than 50 Percent of Pre-Retirement Women “Frightened” of Stock Market
Wachovia’s fourth annual Retirement Survey shows that major gaps exist between men and women when it comes to planning for and living in retirement.
When it comes to the stock market, 54 percent of the pre-retirement women surveyed say they are “frightened” by [...]