The prospect of a challenge to his committee leadership may explain why Bachus has been going gangbusters with his rhetoric regarding dismantling the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. And he kept it up yesterday, sending a letter to the newly created Financial Stability Oversight Council scaremongering about the effects of the Volcker rule, which is meant to prevent banks from engaging in risky trading with federally insured dollars:
Bachus says that a ban on proprietary trading – known as the Volcker rule – that was included in the new Dodd-Frank financial reform law will “impose substantial costs on the American economy and market participants” with “doubtful” benefits.” “Depending on how US regulators choose to implement it, the Volcker rule may spark a mass exodus of clients from US banks to banks based abroad.”
In the letter, Bachus casts doubt on the very notion that risky trading had anything to do with the financial mentldown of 2008. But as the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts pointed out “risky proprietary investments by investment banks, along with trading for clients whose decisions were influenced by these banks, was one of the main forces that sustained upward pressure on securities prices in the bubble…Indeed, by running large trading books, banks had inside information on client trading patterns and could use that information to front-run, and thereby help sustain market trends.”
Royce, for his part, is no more sympathetic towards the Dodd-Frank law. Last week, in fact, he said that he would allow bank regulators to have direct veto power over the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. During the financial reform debate, he was also one of the foremost promulgators of the myth that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the housing bubble. It should come as no surprise that he has raised far more money from the finance industry than any other business sector during his career.
Even the likely Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), is getting into the anti-financial reform game, saying that under his watch, “not only will the Congress understand, but the American people will understand, just what this bill will do to our financial services industry.” So, no matter who takes over the Financial Services Committee, as Barry Ritholz wrote, we should expect “new hearings, new subpoenas, and general harassment of regulators by the House of Representatives.”
Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
Image Credit: Shutterstock
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To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Yesterday, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) announced that he is going to challenge Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) for the chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee. “I think we need a strong chairman in this position,” Royce told Bloomberg News. “I discussed this earlier today with Spencer Bachus and I shared with him that this is nothing personal.”
The prospect of a challenge to his committee leadership may explain why Bachus has been going gangbusters with his rhetoric regarding dismantling the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. And he kept it up yesterday, sending a letter to the newly created Financial Stability Oversight Council scaremongering about the effects of the Volcker rule, which is meant to prevent banks from engaging in risky trading with federally insured dollars:
Bachus says that a ban on proprietary trading – known as the Volcker rule – that was included in the new Dodd-Frank financial reform law will “impose substantial costs on the American economy and market participants” with “doubtful” benefits.” “Depending on how US regulators choose to implement it, the Volcker rule may spark a mass exodus of clients from US banks to banks based abroad.”
In the letter, Bachus casts doubt on the very notion that risky trading had anything to do with the financial mentldown of 2008. But as the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts pointed out “risky proprietary investments by investment banks, along with trading for clients whose decisions were influenced by these banks, was one of the main forces that sustained upward pressure on securities prices in the bubble…Indeed, by running large trading books, banks had inside information on client trading patterns and could use that information to front-run, and thereby help sustain market trends.”
Royce, for his part, is no more sympathetic towards the Dodd-Frank law. Last week, in fact, he said that he would allow bank regulators to have direct veto power over the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. During the financial reform debate, he was also one of the foremost promulgators of the myth that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the housing bubble. It should come as no surprise that he has raised far more money from the finance industry than any other business sector during his career.
Even the likely Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), is getting into the anti-financial reform game, saying that under his watch, “not only will the Congress understand, but the American people will understand, just what this bill will do to our financial services industry.” So, no matter who takes over the Financial Services Committee, as Barry Ritholz wrote, we should expect “new hearings, new subpoenas, and general harassment of regulators by the House of Representatives.”
Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
Image Credit: Shutterstock
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Yesterday, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) announced that he is going to challenge Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) for the chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee. “I think we need a strong chairman in this position,” Royce told Bloomberg News. “I discussed this earlier today with Spencer Bachus and I shared with him that this is nothing personal.”
The prospect of a challenge to his committee leadership may explain why Bachus has been going gangbusters with his rhetoric regarding dismantling the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. And he kept it up yesterday, sending a letter to the newly created Financial Stability Oversight Council scaremongering about the effects of the Volcker rule, which is meant to prevent banks from engaging in risky trading with federally insured dollars:
Bachus says that a ban on proprietary trading – known as the Volcker rule – that was included in the new Dodd-Frank financial reform law will “impose substantial costs on the American economy and market participants” with “doubtful” benefits.” “Depending on how US regulators choose to implement it, the Volcker rule may spark a mass exodus of clients from US banks to banks based abroad.”
In the letter, Bachus casts doubt on the very notion that risky trading had anything to do with the financial mentldown of 2008. But as the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts pointed out “risky proprietary investments by investment banks, along with trading for clients whose decisions were influenced by these banks, was one of the main forces that sustained upward pressure on securities prices in the bubble…Indeed, by running large trading books, banks had inside information on client trading patterns and could use that information to front-run, and thereby help sustain market trends.”
Royce, for his part, is no more sympathetic towards the Dodd-Frank law. Last week, in fact, he said that he would allow bank regulators to have direct veto power over the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. During the financial reform debate, he was also one of the foremost promulgators of the myth that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the housing bubble. It should come as no surprise that he has raised far more money from the finance industry than any other business sector during his career.
Even the likely Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), is getting into the anti-financial reform game, saying that under his watch, “not only will the Congress understand, but the American people will understand, just what this bill will do to our financial services industry.” So, no matter who takes over the Financial Services Committee, as Barry Ritholz wrote, we should expect “new hearings, new subpoenas, and general harassment of regulators by the House of Representatives.”
Are you an entrepreneur, solo business owner or freelancer? Are you keen to get regular business advice but don’t have the time to work out which blogs to subscribe to? Well, we’ve done the research for you.
Here’s a collection of business blogs aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. These have been chosen for their insights, advice, presentation and overall appeal to business people. Hopefully you’ll find these blogs cover all the business management advice and business trends analysis for your needs.
1. Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a staple in any entrepreneur blog collection. The blog delivers timely business analysis and professional management advice.
2. Young Entrepreneur
When you’re just starting our with your business venture, things can be a little tough. Young Entrepreneur focuses on the things you’ll need to know – financing, bootstrapping, identifying opportunities and making sales.
3. 64 Notes
64 Notes gets straight to the nuggets of gold by bypassing straightforward management tips and filling each post with those eye-opening things that change your business from alright to amazing. They also write a lot about how to avoid being the start-up that failed.
4. The Personal MBA
The Personal MBA is a blog dedicated to teaching all the tips and tricks you would have learned if you had done a degree in business. It recommends books, summarises books and draws on advice given freely by great minds in business. If you follow this blog you will learn a great deal about managing your business.
5. Instigator Blog
Instigator Blog is a very insightful blog, mainly discussing thoughts relevant to small business and entrepreneurs, written by an entrepreneur as he works on his business.
6. Fast Company
Fast Company is a major business blog, covering business news and trends. It’s vital information if you want to know where business is heading.
7. Entrepreneur Blog
Entrepreneur Blog is a site dedicated to providing business insights to entrepreneurs. It will analyse business failures, successes and trends, while offering sensible advice for any business owner.
8. The Entrepreneurial Mind
The Entrepreneurial Mind is a business blog written by a Belmont University professor of Entrepreneurship. His academic insight into the world of the entrepreneur is a great balance to the news and trends offered by other blogs.
9. Creative Web Biz
Creative Web Biz is a great blog for all the artistic entrepreneurs out there. This is a place for those people who are entrepreneurs, but don’t much care for all the business management advice and trends. This blog is entirely focused on how to get that art out there and sold. Highly recommended for musicians, artists, and makers of other crafts.
10. Work Happy
Work Happy is a blog offering advice for anyone in business for themselves. It’s useful for freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs alike. It features a lot of video presentations from entrepreneurs to keep things interesting.
Bonus: Entrepreneurship Interviews
Entrepreneurship Interviews added itself on to the list by being a wealth of information in the form of interviews with entrepreneurs. It’s not much to look at, but there is a lot to be gained by listening to what other entrepreneurs say candidly about their own business ventures.
More Blogs
If you’re keen to see some more great blog lists from MakeUseOf, read on:
- Four Best Inspiring Blogs Every Life Hacker Should Subscribe To
- 3 Personal Finance Blogs That Will Get You Out Of Debt
- The 10 Most Stunning Photo Blogs
- 6 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow
- The 6 Best Blogs For Architectural & Interior Design Ideas
If you know of other great blogs for business people, let us know in the comments!
Image Credit: Shutterstock
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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A lot of us discount the cliché "that education s is life long process." However it's absolutely critical for us to keep growing and learning after we get out of high school and college. Imagine how someone who studied computers in the 1960's would be if they didn't upgrade their skill set! We are gaining new and more advantage technology every year, and it's affecting every field of business. We have to be able to improve ourselves. This just doesn't go for our career though; we should strive to learn more about our family, our health, and our finances every year. The average millionaire reads a non fiction book a month; maybe you should consider reading one now and then! Here are three great personal finance books that you should read before 2007 is up.
To start out, there's a good chance that if you read personal finance books every now and then, you've already read the Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley. The book describes how millionaires control their financial life, as opposed to how the average person controls their financial life. You may not have read his follow up, The Millionaire Mind. Stanley's new book about finance discusses the qualities of millionaires and how they got to where they are today. Hopefully you will be able to adopt some of the characteristics in the book to help you ensure a more successful financial future.
Of course it's just as important to know what not to do when it comes to personal finance, and that's precisely why I suggest that you read "Why We Want You To Be Rich" by Donald Trump & Robert Kiyosaki. In this book they are propagating the same financial ideas which lead them and their businesses to severe financial hardship. Some of Trump's businesses have filed bankruptcy and Kiyosaki himself filed bankruptcy! These are two people you should not be taking personal finance advice from. They do not factor risk into the equation of personal finance which gets them into severe financial trouble. You should read this book so you can understand the follies of their advice and others who spread around similar information.
Another new book on the scene which you should definitely read is "Get Clark Smart" by radio host Clark Howard. The book bills it self out to be the "ultimate guide to getting rich", unfortunately it's a bit misnamed. It doesn't have a whole lot of secrets to become rich, but it does provide a lot of unique insight which will allow you to be wise and sound with your personal finances.
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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Movie <b>News</b> Quick Hits: Snyder's 'Superman' Ditches Zod and Depp's <b>...</b>
To your right is the first look at Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tomas Alfredson's ('Let The Right One In') adaptation of John.
<b>News</b> Corp to MySpace: Shape Up or Ship Out
We've been clear that MySpace is a problem. The current losses are not acceptable or sustainable. They must show improvement ...
World <b>news</b> coverage evaporating in the UK | openDemocracy
International news, in case you hadn't realised, is disappearing across the UK media. The trends are documented in 'Shrinking World' - an authoritative and compelling report on the demise of foreign news reporting in the UK, ...
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