Michael Keller is founder and owner of KMS BLACKSPACE GmbH in Munich, an independent design company dedicated to reinventing unique brand experiences. Keller speaks frequently on the future of design and has won several awards for his work on projects with Audi, O2, Lamborghini, Voestapline and 7…

Social selling is a hot topic in the worlds of sales and marketing these days. At its most basic, social selling is a way to use social networks to establish and further relationships with influencers and decision-makers within organizations that are prospects for your products or services. By…

All investors would love to make money without having to take risks, but unfortunately you will not make much money unless you do. Deciding how much to put at risk in equities, therefore, has a critical impact on how your wealth grows over time. Longer term, the more you invest in equities the more…

By Alejandra Perez and Kelli Clark

Is working at Yahoo as a software engineer (new grad) a career-killing job? This question was originally answered on Quora by Andy Manoske.

In a study by the Fournaise Group, 80% of CEOs admitted being disappointed with their firms’ CMOs. That’s 4 out of 5 CEOs who think that that their marketers – and marketing – aren’t up to snuff. To investigate this (and more), I conducted research, in collaboration with CMO.com, to better…

There have been a lot of cases on conservation easements of late. My impression is that planners may well have gotten just a little carried away with the concept. You get a tax deduction for giving away a "might have been", a fable in a way and the more fantastic the fable the greater the tax…

Without question, personal wealth creation is a measure of hedge fund success for general partners. Investment performance is of course essential to asset accumulation efforts, and is also vital in promoting fund stability. In addition a track record of solid returns remains critical to the ability…

Virtually every bank of any size has decided not to do business with legal marijuana companies, concluding that the so-called “regulatory risk” outweighs the benefits of doing business with them, and lawyers steer clear as well.

What entrepreneurs could learn from environmentalists about recruiting the best talent and taking the long view.

Big brands have big pay-per-click ad budgets and routinely manage campaigns targeting literally millions of keywords. Brad Shorr explains how small businesses can compete.

When you get your paycheck, you often notice the list of deductions and withholdings—federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state income taxes, and, depending on where you live, perhaps some local taxes.