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Outdoor Retailer's bullying tactics didn't - and shouldn't - work in Utah

By John Rogers A lot has been said in recent years about bullying. Kids have been taught how to react and resist. School districts have rushed to adopt anti-bullying policies. Fortune 500 companies have even addressed bullying in the workplace. The Outdoor Industry Association…

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Saving $3 million for retirement: What kind of commitment will it take?

By Mark Lund How many of us will retire with $1 million or more in savings? More of us ought to. In fact, more of us may need to, given inflation and the rising cost of healthcare. Sadly, few pre-retirees have accumulated that much. A 2015 Government Accountability Office…

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Attention, Elon Musk & Republicans: Calls for a carbon tax are misguided

By Veronique de Rugy There’s a full-court press underway to convince Pres. Donald Trump that it would be a good idea to impose a carbon tax on the American people. He’s hearing about it not only from well-connected businessmen such as Elon Musk but also from establishment…

Don't confuse all the movement during Trump's first days with progress

By Fareed Zakaria Don't confuse all the movement during Trump's first days with progress Let’s say you are a Trump voter, the kind we often hear about — an honest, hardworking American who put up with Donald Trump’s unusual behavior because you wanted a president who would stop…

Skilled workers part of the collateral damage from ill-advised travel ban

By Veronique de Rugy President Donald Trump is unhappy that a federal judge put the kibosh on — and an appeals court upheld, at least temporarily — his executive order blocking immigrants and other travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations. Though the order was framed as…

Bannon’s very different ideas & actions lead untraditional administration

By Fareed Zakaria Perhaps it’s just me, but a few weeks into the Trump presidency, between the tweets, executive orders, attacks and counterattacks, I feel dizzy. So I’ve decided to take a break from the daily barrage and try to find the signal amid the noise: What is the…

Cross-purchase buy-sell agreement: Sustaining the business after your death

By Mark Lund Business owners are builders. They spend their lives building firms to provide goods and services to their clients, and those firms provide them with a living. But nothing can tear down that lifetime of work faster than the death of a business owner or the death of…

Congress can’t count on the other branches to protect digital privacy rights

Veronique de Rugy The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently shot down the latest effort by the Justice Department to compel Microsoft to hand over the data of a foreigner stored overseas. Amazingly, the government asserted that a U.S. search warrant should carry…

Does Donald Trump really want someone like me to agree with him?

Fareed Zakaria After his spat with Mexico and after the travel ban, Donald Trump did something that surprised me. He put in place a policy with which I agreed. He placed a smart check on ever-proliferating federal regulations. His executive action requires any department that…

Our attitudes about money may need changing to better our financial prospects

Our relationship with money is complex and emotional. When we pay a bill, go to the mall, trade in a car for a new one, hunt for a home or apartment or pass someone seemingly poor or rich on the street, we feel things and harbor certain perceptions. Are our attitudes about money…

DOL’s new 'fiduciary standard' rule: I say, 'Beware of the hidden agenda'

Doug Andrew The Department of Labor has a new rule on the horizon regarding qualified retirement plans that may be delayed or rescinded by the Trump administration — and for good reason. It calls for financial professionals working with clients putting away money for retirement…

How 'peeling the onion' reveals true character of our team members

By Richard Tyson In order to achieve almost any great purpose, leaders require the hearts, minds and best efforts of others. We need the alignment of our team members around a shared vision and values. This is most likely to happen when there is mutual trust between leaders and…

Retirement planning for single parents: A challenge that must be met

By Mark Lund How does a single parent plan for retirement? Diligently. Regularly. Rigorously. Here are some steps that may help, whether you are just beginning to do this or well on your way: Setting a household budget can be a wise first step. Most households live without…

What’s the greatest debt producer that God ever created?

By Veronique de Rugy Libertarians and conservatives are skeptical of the government’s ability to do anything well. But there’s one thing the government excels at producing: debt. Granted, this isn’t a good thing, but we must nevertheless recognize the government’s skill at it.…

Trump is reversing 70 years of American foreign policy

By Fareed Zakaria In his first days in office, Donald Trump has begun to reverse the domestic policies of the previous eight years. But with regard to America’s relations with the world, Trump seems far more radical. In word and deed, he appears to be walking away from the idea…

Beware of a Hidden Agenda

A Word of Caution Re: Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule By Douglas R. Andrew, Abundant Living Coach The Department of Labor has a new rule on the horizon regarding qualified retirement plans which may be delayed or rescinded by the Trump administration—and for good reason. It…

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