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Do It Yourself Investing: Going Against a Different Sort of Trend?
Recent decades have seen an explosion in Do-It-Yourself consumer behavior...but has it migrated to investment finances? This informative article explores the DIY mentality-and what it can mean for the financial realm.

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Financial Market Outlook
Are We Happy Yet?
Election season tends to yield more than its share of public opinion surveys, and sorting them out can be confusing. For example, the public typically reports discomfort with globalization. Yet at the same time, most are delighted by the fact that television prices today are half what they were five years ago. The public is also understandably frustrated with the rising cost, and declining availability, of health insurance. Yet most people are pleased with advances in pharmaceuticals and other medical technologies.

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Business Planning & Strategies
Understanding Supply Chain Risk: A McKinsey Global Survey
Almost two-thirds of respondents to McKinsey's latest global survey say the risks to their supply chain have increased over the past five years. And, the most frequently cited concern is the availability of high-quality labor.

A significant number of executives say their company doesn't spend enough time or resources on mitigating risk. And nearly one-quarter say their company does no formal risk assessment, and almost half lack company-wide standards to help mitigate risk.

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Small Business
Need to Succeed? Check Here!
Our Small Business Resource Center is a treasure trove of information, advice and resources to help you prosper. Check out the latest things to help you manage your business.

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Women Business Owners
From the Kitchen Table...
Kitchen table dreams sometimes turn into business reality--if you've got the right ingredients. Read this powerful article from Aliza Pilar Sherman, author of "PowerTools for Women in Business: 10 Ways to Succeed in Life and Work."

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