Two weeks after the coalition death toll in Iraq passed 4,000, and a month after one of the youngest casualties of the Iraq war – an 18-year-old Queens resident — was buried, residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn seem to agree that the U.S. has overstayed its welcome in the Middle East. Continue reading
Category Archives: Newspaper Clips
If your mortgage lender goes bust… don’t panic!
As seen in the New York Daily News. Those risky mortgages of recent years dragged down plenty of homeowners, but now they’re taking out many of the huge lenders that underwrote them. Big names like HSBC, Countrywide and even Citigroup … Continue reading
Your résumé: Lights, camera, action
As seen in the New York Daily News. When Scott Levine went after a job at a Fortune 500 company, he wanted to sell himself more than his résumé allowed, even with an extra page. Believing his winning personality just … Continue reading
Web sites help pros Net work
As seen in the New York Daily News. When a pal invited him to create a profile on the career-oriented online network LinkedIn, Harry Barnes signed up out of courtesy and then forgot about it. But when the 36-year-old found … Continue reading
Money Zone: August 6, 2007
As seen in the New York Daily News. Mortgage relief New Yorkers struggling with mortgage debt may soon get some help. National nonprofit credit counseling firm Money Management International will offer qualified homeowners debt relief and housing counseling in a … Continue reading
Weekend plans: Starting a small business
As seen in the New York Daily News. For many New Yorkers, letting go of a regular paycheck to reach for more is too great a risk. But for those who don’t mind giving up their weekends, late nights or … Continue reading
Money Zone: July 16, 2007
As seen in the New York Daily News. Investing pools swell Mutual funds are a $10.8 trillion industry with 90 million investors in the U.S. alone, a new study found. According to researchers at California-based Tiburon Strategic Advisors, 641 mutual … Continue reading
Money Zone: July 9, 2007
As seen in the New York Daily News. Market worries More money managers believe a stock market correction looms than at any other time in almost a decade, a new survey found. The number of planners telling New Rochelle-based newsletter … Continue reading
Money Zone: July 2, 2007
As seen in the New York Daily News. Downtown is up, up, up The nation’s richest city dwellers can be found in lower Manhattan, a new survey found. Median household income in the area, which includes the Financial District and … Continue reading
Money Zone: June 25, 2007
As seen in the New York Daily News. Jobs picture bright The job market may be looking up for the rest of the year, a new survey found. The study by employment consulting firm Challenger Gray and Christmas showed that … Continue reading
Coming soon: Shelling out by cell phone
As seen in the New York Daily News. Next time you’re getting ready to go shopping, you might be able to leave your wallet at home. Verizon Wireless customers will soon have the ability to make purchases directly from their … Continue reading
Bucking foreclosure trend: City defaults drop amid nat’l surge
As seen in the New York Daily News. Foreclosures on homes nationwide surged 90% in May from a year earlier, but the city bucked the alarming trend. More than 175,000 people nationwide were late enough on their mortgage payments last … Continue reading