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Entries from December 2008

Business School or Law School? — You’re asking the wrong question!

December 31st, 2008 · Comments

I know many young and mid-career professionals who are considering going back to school during the recession. I keep hearing one question: "should I apply business school and get an MBA? Or should I go to law school and get a JD"?
To put it bluntly, if you’re asking this question, I think you don’t [...]

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Behind the Scene at GeekMBA360.com

December 30th, 2008 · Comments

A few readers asked me about the software, technology infrastructure, and cost for starting and running this blog. Here is a step-by-step replay of how this blog was started:

Domain name: I registered the domain name at www.namecheap.com. Cost: $8.41/year.
Blog software: WordPress. Cost: Free. 
Web hosting company: I’ve been using Pair Network hosting for a [...]

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Who are making a lot of money from the economic downturn and where do they get their financial news and analysis?

December 29th, 2008 · Comments

Recently I had the opportunities to talk to several people who had profited tremendously from the current financial crisis. They recognized that there was a huge housing bubble, and the loose lending practices would get us into deep trouble. I guess you could call them "Dr. Dooms" — in the past year, they have been [...]

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Sometimes all you need is one class to jumpstart your career

December 24th, 2008 · Comments

One of my favorite entrepreneur success stories is Ben & Jerry’s. In 1977, Lifelong, ex-hipper friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took a correspondence course on ice cream making from the Pennsylvania State University. They then founded the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop, and the rest is history.
Think about it – all they [...]

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How much should I deduct for 401K, HSA, and FSA during recession?

December 24th, 2008 · Comments

It’s open enrollment period at my company now. I need to decide how much I’m going to deduct from my paychecks in 2009 for 401K, Health Saving Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
In the past, I have always maxed out 401K deduction to take advantage of the tax saving benefit. I’ve also put some [...]

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