After the precipitous drop in home values from 2004-2009, new home buyers saw their dream of building a residential nest egg vanish. Most were…
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Health 
After Kale, What’s the Next Big Trend in Superfoods?
Goji berry, acai, pomegranate, kale. What do these foods have in common? They’re superfoods. Say what?! Let’s explain. For nearly 40 years there has…
Business 
Paradigm Shift in Economic Growth in the US
Since the initial downturn in 2008, the economy has shown slow but steady growth. Leading this charge are front-runner industries such as the utilities,…
Consumer 
Superheroes Rising – Why the Avengers Franchise is So Successful
When I was a kid, I collected and read comic books. Everyone did. And by our 16th birthdays most of us put our collection…
Business
Where Toys R Us Went Wrong: The Lessons Retailers Must Learn
Back in the day, a Toys R Us jingle exclaimed, “I don’t want to grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid!” But over…
Business 
What Are the Fastest Growing U.S. Industries and Why?
Since the economic downturn in 2008, the U.S. economy has maintained steady growth yet still falls short of 2007s posted gains. However, some industries…
Finance
What To Know About Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
2017 was the year the terms “Bitcoin”, “Blockchain” and “Cybercurrency” appeared in the news and entered our vocabulary. What are they? What does this…
Manufacturing
What Are the Top Manufacturing Industries in the U.S. Today and How Do They Contribute to the Economy?
During World War II, the popular image of Rosie the Riveter (representing civilian females working on the formerly male-only industrial assembly lines) helped further…
Finance
Leveraging Bitcoin Cryptocurrency for Profit
Everyone everywhere is looking for ways to make money. One of the newest trends is through online cryptocurrency known as bitcoin. Bitcoin is the…
Food 
Chick-Fil-A: Winning the Fast Food Battle, One Customer at a Time
In 2015, in a report co-authored by Foursquare and Business Insider, Chick-Fil-A was heralded as “America’s Most Popular Fast Food Chain”. The previous year,…