Executives at the helm of companies today are driving on noticeably rougher roads than in recent years.

An increasingly tense geopolitical environment means the stability required for global trade and commerce is no longer a given. Do...

Many small and medium-sized companies are about to get hit with a new series of brutal financial shocks starting this year as key elements of the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 start to expire.

Having been written into law a...

With the onset of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, we suddenly had to adapt our living spaces to create makeshift home offices. Today, 30% of Americans<...

Given the deafening buzz in the six months since the public debut of ChatGPT, it can feel like we've entered an AI bubble. It's pretty much all my clients and contacts want to talk about.

A normal business instinct when a frenzied...

Most blame the pandemic for America's waning commitment to work. In reality, it was just an accelerant.

People began leaving their jobs in greater numbers more than a decade ago. The average monthly quit rate increased by a tenth of...

With global financial markets sliding sideways, visionary investors are on the lookout for new asset classes. One tangible subclass you can actually see with your eyes is worth checking out: vintage photos.

Fine art pieces have long b...

Until a few months ago it seemed like employees held all the aces in the job market, able to name their terms, refuse a return to the office and maybe get away with some quiet quitting.

How quickly the pendulum swings. Now we're se...

I recently struck up a conversation with a hedge fund manager who told me his firm was focused heavily on mobility. I naively assumed he'd been betting on the rise of autonomous vehicles.

"No," he said. "They're just not ready for p...

Three years after the pandemic started, parts of the commercial property market are finally starting to buckle under the strain as it becomes clear that office work will never return to the post-Covid norm.

The spike in interest rates...

Housing affordability in the United States continues to worsen as ever-higher prices put the dream of home ownership out of reach for many families. And no one knows just how bad it will get. About half of Americans say that the availability of a...

How can something so common be so misunderstood?

Credit cards are everywhere. Today, 76% of U.S. consumers own at least one-and 31% have four or more. Despite this, credit cards are still misunderstood by many retirees, even though...

While the debate over returning full-time to the office rages, one thing is worth further consideration: The five-day commute may be harmful to your people and the planet.

There's certainly value to being in the office, particularly a...

Like many collectors, you've developed a deep knowledge about whatever it is you've collected over the years. And, if you're like many collectors, your kids probably don't share your passion.

That's OK. They have their own c...

Starting in the 1980s, tuition reimbursement became the talent development tool of choice among the Fortune 500 and the smaller companies that followed their lead. In this model, an employee could pursue an MBA or some other advanced degree, and...

Virtual engagement with customers and employees increased dramatically during the pandemic. And that change has stuck, to the surprise of some company executives.

It's not only employees who prefer a remote or hybrid setup. Companie...

Every company thinks it's different. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, many find themselves stuck in a sea of sameness.

Witness how many media firms jumped into streaming strategies, how many automakers started building ele...

It's understandable that companies - and hiring managers - are on edge right now. Three US banks have collapsed, the tech industry has already laid off thousands of workers, and Goldman Sachs predicts a 35% chance there will be a recession in the...

To the list of threats facing American businesses, add this one: populism.

Increasingly, civil-led protests and actions are disrupting business operations. If leaders don't give them as much attention as economic risks such as highe...

Nearly every college and university in America takes turnover as a given, assuming that they will lose 10-20% of their student body after the freshman year.

"Not everyone is going to fit in," the thinking goes. The student is a ke...

A buzzword appeared in the world of small business about a decade ago: the accountant as "most trusted adviser."

As a certified public accountant, I'm flattered that we're consulted for a growing range of business needs, inclu...