There’s just no room for bad business in the age of social media. It’s been an, in many ways, educative month at work. It was a month that included a Brian Solis keynote at #InnoNapo, where we all got reminded about the current digital transformation taking place and what’s in it for today’s business leaders.... More »The Importance of Trust in the Financial Services
Do you drive a car? The chances are if you’re reading this then you do. Keeping a car running can be expensive. Between gas and repairs you can end up paying for one twice over. Here are four auto insurance tips that might just help cut the cost of running that car. Get Rid of... More »4 Auto Insurance Tips You Need to Know
Online banking has had a tremendous effect on banks because people can now complete financial transactions by visiting secure websites that are maintained by brick-and-mortar or virtual banks, credit unions or brokerage houses. While this is convenient consumers are also concerned that their financial information may be accessed by hackers via the Internet, and banks... More »The Latest Trends That Will Redefine Online Banking
The bigger a business is, the more it has to lose. If a company doesn’t create an effective risk management plan, it could soon find itself in major trouble for overlooking an easily avoidable event. The price of not having a risk management plan can very quickly outweigh any cost related to creating one. Enterprise... More »4 Steps to Effective Enterprise Risk Management
2013 started with a bit of a bang – with the looming fiscal cliff threatening tax hikes and benefit cuts, Washington scrambled to pass a budget that would allow the USA to continue trying to climb out of the recession. However, many small business owners are wondering what this means for tax laws in 2013.... More »MyCorp Presents: Your 2013 Small Business Tax Guide
An entire industry has been developing to support the emergence of equity crowdfunding and they are anxiously waiting for the baby to be born. In April of 2012, The JOBS Act was signed into law. One of the hallmarks of this legislation is equity-based crowdfunding—a new fundraising vehicle for small businesses to generate investment capital.... More »Roll With It: Funding a Startup From Your Retirement Accounts
There are many aspects to trading options and it can be extremely confusing for someone starting out. Just understanding the option terminology is difficult. Remember, a put option is the right to sell the stock at the strike price, and a call option is the right to buy the stock at the strike price! Before... More »How To Trade Options – Beginners Guide
With the advent of binary options in 2008, there is no doubt that it has become popular ever since. But because binary options are relatively new, few regulatory bodies were set for managing and assuring safe trade of binary options online. Recently, one of the top binary options brokers, Banc de Binary (BdB), has quit... More »Regulations Start for Binary Options
At the beginning of each year, businesses begin to look at what they spent the year before, gather up receipts, approve budgets for the year, and start to get ready to file their taxes. Prepping your small business’ taxes early can be a long drawn-out process but gathering and preparing everything early on ensures that... More »5 Tips for Preparing Your Small Business’s Taxes
Introduction In my previous article found here I reported on Dividend Champions that I felt were fairly valued. In contrast to Dividend Champions that have raised their dividends every year for 25 consecutive years, Dividend Contenders have raised their dividends every year for 10 to 24 years. Therefore, I feel that the Dividend Contenders list also provides... More »Dividend Contenders In Value for the Accumulation Phase and/or Income Distribution Phase of the Retirement Portfolio
Before analyzing a company for investment, it’s important to have a perspective on how well the business has performed. Because at the end of the day, if you are an investor, you are buying the business. The FAST Graphs™ presented with this article will focus first on the business behind the stock. The orange line... More »GameStop Corp: Fundamental Stock Research Analysis
F is one of YIQ’s favourite letters. F is for Football. And F is for Facebook. F is also for Financial Instability. Ok, that last one might not be a great example but a lot of insurance terms beginning with the letter F have cropped up throughout the YIQ blog so far. Let’s clear up... More »What Does That Mean? Answering Insurance Questions Starting With F
It can be difficult to keep up with all the insurance terms that are thrown around these days. If you don’t know your consequential loss from your deductibles, things can get a bit confusing. And if you don’t, that’s ok, because YIQ is here to help as we continue in our quest to explain insurance... More »What Does That Mean? Insurance Questions Starting With E
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it was reported that 82% of Americans don’t have flood insurance, despite flooding being the most common natural disaster in the United States. You can purchase a policy through the government’s National Flood Insurance Program butmany people don’t avail of this resource. With the people of New Jersey being... More »3 Things You Need to Know When Buying Flood Insurance
Through DCM Dealer, investors can monitor the sentiment across social media platforms to help inform their financial decisions. More »Online trading platform taps Twitter for market sentiment
When it was revealed that banks were mis-selling PPI, a scandal hit as everyone started to claim back their money. People lost their trust in the banks and the products they were offering. However, it looks like the banks have not learned from their mistake as more products are being mis-sold. Could the PPI scandal... More »The PPI Scandal – Could It Happen Again?
Risk management. It’s a term that gets mentioned a lot here on YIQ. But what does it actually mean? Knowing what risk management is and how it works are two different things. There are a set of processes a risk management specialist must go through in order to establish the risk to a particular business.... More »What is Risk Management?
The buzz on Capitol Hill is economic reform, but what impact does the economy have on the public relations sector? As social media continues to gain legitimacy as a key platform to interact with customers and constituents, companies are experiencing the need for solid communications planning and those with the skills to implement the tactics.... More »Economic Change Means Communication Transformation
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