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Above all, doing away with corporate welfare is the right thing to do

By Veronique de Rugy If the pre-budget rumors are true, President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to drain the swamp by putting a few corporate welfare programs, such as the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp., on the chopping block.…

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Will the retreat at Mar-a-Lago mark the passing of the baton to China?

By Fareed Zakaria We do not yet have the official agenda for next month’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago between Donald Trump and Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping. But after 75 years of American leadership on the world stage, we might be watching the beginning of a handover of power from the…

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Saving up an emergency fund may be daunting, but it's a challenge that's doable

By Mark Lund We all would love to have a little extra cash on hand for emergencies. Saving up that cash can be a challenge – but with a little effort, that challenge can be met. Imagine a 30-year-old couple with no real savings. Let’s call them Kurt and Diana. Together, they…

Business Tech: Potential of the 'Internet of things' is limitless, but be careful with security & privacy

By Mike Herrington The Internet of things, or IoT, has become a buzzword when talking tech and it has already made an impact on how businesses work and how we live our lives. The one thing that experts seem to agree about completely is that IoT is here to stay and will…

Business Tech: The weakest links in network security: Training and backup

By Mike Herrington Cyber security training and quality backups can save your business from costly security breaches and ransomware attacks. User training is the most basic form of network security and is often completely overlooked. Having a solid backup of your business data is…

It’s providing the healthcare that matters, not providing the insurance

By Veronique de Rugy The release of the House Republicans’ healthcare reform plan is the latest reminder that misguided objectives drive many policy decisions in Washington. Unfortunately, it often results in bad policy outcomes with real economic costs. A lot has been said…

Only a couple of strategies will work in the war against cyber attacks

By Fareed Zakaria Recently, we have watched the perfect example of a country fighting the last war. The Trump administration has now devoted weeks of time, energy and political capital to rolling out its temporary travel ban against citizens of six Muslim-majority countries who,…

Little things may help your retirement savings; small factors make a big difference

By Mark Lund Saving for retirement takes decades and demands the investment of significant amounts of your income. As this major effort unfolds, you should recognize that some subtle factors and seemingly minor decisions could end up making a sizable and positive impact on your…

Business Tech: There must be a reason businesses are turning to managed IT services

By Mike Herrington Small and medium-sized businesses can gain huge organizational benefits from strategically outsourcing their IT. Many small-business owners find themselves spending a lot of hours managing the technology that makes their business run. It can be a burdensome…

Trump should expand audits of programs that waste taxpayers’ money

By Veronique de Rugy Let me dream for a second that the Trump administration is serious about rolling back the expansion of government that occurred during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama years. In that case, much of this effort will require congressional action. And that,…

Military might isn't enough; it takes civilian efforts to really win a war

By Fareed Zakaria’s The first time I met Gen. David Petraeus, he said something that surprised me. It was the early days of the Iraq War and, while things were not going well, he had directed his region in the north skillfully and effectively. I asked him whether he wished he…

In-service withdrawals: You may be able to take retirement funds while still working

By Mark Lund If you withdraw money out of a workplace retirement plan in your 50s, will you be penalized for it? In most cases, the answer is “yes.” Distributions taken from a qualified retirement plan before age 59 1/2 usually trigger a 10 percent IRS early withdrawal penalty.…

Where do you do your banking? Maybe it’s time to build a ‘legacy bank’

By Doug Andrew Where do you bank? A nationwide institution? One of Utah’s big banks? A credit union or online bank? Wherever you choose to put your cash for business, checking and savings often depends on benefits, fees, convenience and service. What about your resources that…

Three keys to developing high-performing teams

By Richard Tyson Successful leaders recognize that people are their most important asset. The challenge, of course, is to maximize the productivity of this essential resource. Maximizing human productivity is an incredibly important leadership imperative and one of the toughest…

We can't afford to have cronyism thwart innovations like telemedicine

By Veronique de Rugy The goal of healthcare reform is to provide better healthcare to everyone at a lower cost, year after year. The solution is not to provide a better third-party-payer system — e.g., health insurance or government-provided health insurance — but instead to…

If we encourage the destruction of core institutions, the West might unravel

By Fareed Zakaria If we encourage the destruction of core institutions, the West might unravel By now it is settled wisdom that we are witnessing the rise of radical forces on the left and right around the globe. Populists of both varieties, who share a disdain for…

Will you have enough money to make ends meet when you retire?

By Mark Lund Will you have enough money to make ends meet when you retire? You may have heard that people spend less once they are retired. Statistically, that is true. The question is whether a retiree has enough income to meet his or her expenses. Ideally, retirees should be…

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