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Looking at key laws governing religious accommodations in the workplace
Q: What are the rules on religious accommodation in the workplace? A: A key, but not exclusive, law to keep in mind is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII which "... outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibits unequal application of ...
How to resolve disagreements with independent contractors
Last of three parts. Q: What methods can I use to resolve disagreements with an independent contractor? A: An independent contractor (IC) is one who agrees with a buyer to provide goods or services for pay in a nonemployment (also known as freelance) relationship. Ideally in an IC agreement both parties deliver and receive what was agreed upon. However, in the event one or both believe there was a gap between the formation of the contract and its performance, there is a disagreement.
Making sure an independent contractor agreement works for all
Second of three parts Q: How can I prevent misunderstandings when implementing a contract with an independent contractor? A: An independent contractor (IC) is one who agrees with a buyer to provide goods or services for pay in a nonemployment (also known as freelance) relationship. Challenges in implementing a contract occur when there are disagreements over terms and performance by both sides.
Competing with the Quants
I was having a drink a while back with my friend and fellow Rich Investor contributor John Del Vecchio, and we were reminiscing about how much this business has changed since we started our careers. John is a forensic accountant who knows exactly where to look in the financial statements for accounting shenanigans; where “the bodies are buried,” so to speak. I call him the “Horatio Caine of finance” after David Caruso’s character on CSI: Miami. John has the same no-nonsense demeanor.
Tips on reducing your company's legal fees
Q: How can my company save money on legal fees? A: Attorneys sell their time. The less time you spend with the lawyer the less money you will spend on the lawyer. I suggest the following principles when it comes to saving money on legal fees: be a proactive, sophisticated consumer of legal services, separate the personal from the legal in disputes and business transactions and consider do-it-yourself (DIY) legal research. Be proactive about legal issues in your business.
You're Paying Attention To The Wrong Interest Rate
Authored by John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf via LMTR.com, Lamensdorf Market Timing Report - Special Edition This special report by LMTR.com will highlight a few charts. Investors with a lot at stake should pay close attention to these gauges over the coming months. Failure to act on warning signs could be the difference between a comfortable retirement or years of slaving away at work. Investors have too much to lose to be asleep at the wheel.
How high healthcare premiums could hurt the US economy
My tan from my recent trip to Florida has started to fade, but the impressions from several of the great speeches I attended at the Irrational Economic Summit have stayed with me. One such speech was a by Raoul Pal, who gave a talk about major economic trends. Pal is a former hedge fund manager from one of the premier firms in the industry. He looks at macroeconomic factors and uses the Business Cycle as a major role in his investment themes.
Everyone's talking about the wrong interest rate
I am sick of hearing about the Federal Reserve. It’s the Fed this. The Fed that. The Fed, Fed, Fed. It’s amazing to me how talking heads on TV practically hyperventilate on air mid-sentence talking about what the Fed might or might not do. Everyone is so focused on interest rates. Too focused. The thing is, they’re focused on the wrong interest rate.
How to short the market like a billionaire
It's one thing when some online commenter yells "fire" in the crowded stock market theater, expecting investors to jump ship and dump their investments before the "Crash of a Lifetime." It's another when multi-billionaires who made their fortunes from speculation take huge bearish bets in the market. The billionaires are positioning themselves for a big butt kicking in the market. One after the other, they are lining up their investment strategy for negative stock returns ahead.
Stock buybacks are slowing down
Two things about human nature are pretty predictable. The first is that humans have short memories. Second, they never learn from their mistakes. The same goes for investors. Markets change, the companies that dominate the markets change, technology changes, but human nature never changes. Not that long ago we experienced a huge financial crisis where many people watched their 401(k) turn into a 201(k).
Debt bubble is bursting, nowhere to hide
Recently I had a conversation with a large investment advisor. I recounted how I started my first fund to short technology stocks in 2002, and my second in the fall of 2007 to bet against financial companies. I told him that I would start my third fund right here, right now. This was just last week. Sometimes I feel the stock market is a lot like that movie . I wake up and find it’s the same thing over and over again. Investors, motivated by fear and greed, act the same way cycle after cycle.
Next financial crisis will boost US dollar
The U.S. dollar is strong – really strong. It’s already become a major headwind for big tech companies that earn a boatload of their profits overseas. For one, a strong dollar makes U.S. exports more expensive for foreign buyers. It also means that U.S. companies make less when they convert that revenue back into dollars. But while the dollar is strong, it has even further to go.
6 things to remember during earnings
It’s bloody out there in the markets. Real bloody. We’re off to the worst start in our lifetimes. But, earnings season has just begun, which means it can be much worse for individual stocks that report earnings short falls. So I wanted to share with you a simple checklist to help guide you through the earnings reports and separate the good from the bad. And I wanted to let you know that I’ll be appearing in an online exclusive on January 28. It’s called Earnings Exposed and will start at 4 p.m. (ET).
Smells Like A Rat--Putin’s Successful Attack On Syrian Terrorists Exposes Washington’s Phony Anti-ISIS Campaign
Perhaps the most amusing thing about Russia’s intervention in Syria is the degree to which it made the world wake up and question the West’s “anti-ISIS” strategy. While everyone has been quick to characterize Moscow’s actions as the latest and perhaps greatest example of Vladimir Putin calling Washington’s bluff, it’s important to understand exactly why that’s an accurate characterization here.
Why August 2015 Was Just An Appetizer
Excerpted from Artemis Capital Management letter to investors, True knowledge is not what you know but certainty in what you do not. Volatility is simply about putting a price on that. Drawing from the famous quote by Donald Rumsfeld, former US Secretary of Defense(20), the trader of volatility must be able to identify “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” while simultaneously making a market in both.
We might already be in bear market
We may already be in a bear market and just not know it yet. The Nasdaq 100 hit an all-time high on Friday. It seemed time to pop the champagne and celebrate newfound riches. But what actually happened is that while the index hit a fresh all-time high, more stocks actually went down than went up! The last time this happened – when the index made a 52-week high but more stocks declined than gained – was March 23, 2000. Two days later, the bull market ended. This is not a common occurrence.
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