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Financial Literacy In Retirement Planning, Jennifer Potts

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Studying finance, I have been exposed to the retirement plan options and how they work in most of my classes. But when I would talk to my family and friends about what I was learning, I quickly discovered that many people simply had no interest or understanding about the subject. I believe everyone needs to have a basic understanding of where income will come from once they retire. This realization pushed me to study the level of financial literacy about retirement and plan options of adults in the working world and determine how I could bring information about this topic …

December 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The Good Ol’ Boy Decline: 8 Tips to Help Women

Take Over the C-Suite Vickie Milazzo argues that

every coporation can benefit from a touch of estrogen

and the feminine qualities associated with it. The

almost constant changes to the way we communicate,

interact, innovate, and do business are setting up an

opportunity-filled future for women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Knowledge ISN’T Power: How to Stop Gathering

Info, Weighing the Evidence, Chasing New Ideas….

and Just Execute Already! Moran and Lennington’s

new book, “The 12 Week …

October 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

How to Address Rampant Employee

Disengagement? Recognized Human Equity

Gallup poll shows that most American workers

either hate their job or don't care one way

or the other about them. Trevor Wilson says

it's time to focus on individual's strengths

in the on-going search for the best talent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Your Customers Are Smarter Than You and

Three Other Awkward …

Efinancial Health Synergy And Prevention Science, Nan Taylor

Cornerstone 1 Reports : Expansion and Enhancements of the Thinkfinity Platform

No abstract provided.

Singapore Management University Launches Financial It Academy @Smu To Train It Professionals In The Financial Services Industry, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched the first-of-its-kind academy in Singapore to provide training programmes targeted at the financial services IT segment. The Financial IT Academy @SMU (FITA) will equip financial sector IT professionals with enhanced IT capabilities that are critical to the growth of banking and financial services in Singapore, and also with the essential knowledge of the business needs and processes of financial institutions so that business and IT initiatives can be more effectively integrated for competitive advantage.

September 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Are You Creating a Culture of Exile? Five

Warning Signs Your Employees May Lack a Vital

Sense of Belonging Christine Comaford explains

why belonging is such a powerful human drive and

offers tips on what you can do to foster it. . . . . . . . . . 6

How to Handle Embezzlement in the Family

Business Embezzlement in a family business is

not as uncommon as many of us would like to think.

Many factors lead to embezzlement, including

chronic financial strain, a general sense of family

entitlement, lack of internal company controls, and …

August 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The Summertime Tune-up As the days grow

longer and warmer, small business owners might

want to be careful about taking it too easy during the

summer months. Bill McBean says that now is the

time to work smarter, not harder, and gives tips on

why you should do a summertime check-up on your

business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

‘Jetson’-Age Tools Click With Big-Event Planners

Ann Windham shares …

July 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Who Gets Dad’s Office? 5 Tips for Family

Business Succession Planning When it comes

to business succession planning, one thing is

certain: Most family business leaders don’t do

it, they don’t do it well, or they wait to do it until

it’s too late. As you plan your company’s future

leadership, keep the points in mind as outlined

by Lois Lang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Lost Sales Leads: 4 Common …

June 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

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5 Habits of Successful Social Media Managers

In 2013, 62% of companies will increase

investment in social media and 38% will increase

investment in social management systems. Consider

five habits of successful social media managers and

adopt them as your own. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Three Keys to Successful Crisis Management

Why do some organizations come out of crisis

with enhanced reputations while others may not

even survive as a business? Lucien Canton outlines

three keys to successful …

May 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

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How to Spot Business Opportunity in

Tomorrow’s Economy To succeed, company

leaders must not only be able to innovate, they

must recognize opportunity and ensure they’re

posed to seize it. G. Michael Maddock gives

tips for getting there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Most Do in

12 Months Brian Moran outlines the path to

accomplish the things you desire in life. The

barrier standing between you and the life …

The Financial Crisis Of 2008: The Greatest Downturn In The U.S. Economy Since The Great Depression, Eric Vaheb

Honors Scholar Theses

An in-depth look into the housing bubble and financial meltdown of the U.S. economy during the years from 2007-2009. This paper deep dives into the historical issues beneath the surface that helped exacerbate the market conditions during the late 2000s.

April 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Prepare for the Inevitable: The Four Cornerstones

of Career Insurance Dr. Marty Martin outlines the

four cornerstones of Career Insurance; the organizing

framework for putting together your own personal

Career Insurance plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Is Google+ Better for Business Than Facebook

or Twitter? Facebook continues to go through selfimposed

changes that are seeing mixed responses from

longtime users and now Google+ may be the new kid

when …

Finances & Algebra Too!, Anne J. Catlla, Jonathan Foster, Charlene Frazier

Arthur Vining Davis High Impact Fellows Projects

The focus of this project is to provide an application-based approach to teaching algebra 2. Students will study algebraic concepts and functions through the lens of personal finance. After each unit of study, students will complete a financial application project that will go into each student’s “financial” portfolio.

March 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

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Would George and Honest Abe Make It in

Today’s Business World? Joseph Callaway believes

the answer is yes. He states that if they showed up in

2013 and truly lived up to their reputations, they

would find themselves in huge demand. . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Make Your Sales Team an Elite Sales Force

Creating an elite group of salespeople involves

much more than placing a help wanted ad on a job

board. It requires a specific hiring process that

attracts only the best of the best. . . . …

February 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

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How to Reject Bad Ideas….Without People

Rejecting You! Curt Wang tells us the key to

your success is to learn to reject or redirect bad

ideas in a thoughtful, positive and more collaborative

way. He gives us six tips to consider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Traditional Job Descriptions Don’t Attract Top

Talent A recent research study identified the 10

biggest mistakes companies make when hiring. The

study included over 130 companies ranging in size

from Fortune 500 to mid-size privately held

organizations. . . . . . …

January 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Consider Buying Your Office Space,

Expert Advises Small Business Owning your

workplace is a path toward long-term wealth—

one that doesn’t reply on constantly bringing in

new income, says Chris Hurn. Usually after

about three to six years of operation, companies

should look into property ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The End of China’s Economic Marvel The

UCLA Anderson Forecast concluded that a hard

landing for China would be very difficult to avoid. . . . 13

Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Meeting

In order …

Social Entrepreneurship And Wealth-Building Plans: Creative Strategies For Working Class Americans, Wayne R. Curtis

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study investigated how the elements of social entrepreneurship with wealth-building strategies can advance the creation of wealth and serve as a mechanism for social change. This research takes a modest first step toward demystifying social entrepreneurship, better understanding the phenomenon, and exploring the relevance of wealth-building in social entrepreneurial activity. Specifically, this exploratory study used a multiple case study design to understand how existing social entrepreneurial ventures include wealth-building strategies, such as employee stock ownership plans for working class Americans. The concept of social entrepreneurship is relatively new. There is general agreement that the concept combines a passion for …

Further Evidence On The Ability Of Fifo And Lifo Earnings To Predict Operating Cash Flows: An Industry Specific Analysis, Brock Murdoch, Bruce Dehning, Paul Krause

Accounting Faculty Articles and Research

The continuing convergence of U.S. GAAP with International Accounting Standards has brought into question the future use of the LIFO inventory method in the U.S. Since the Financial Accounting Standards Board (2010) has stipulated that earnings should aid investors and creditors in their quest to forecast future cash flows to the enterprise, this research examines whether FIFO earnings or LIFO earnings is preferable, for this purpose, as an aid to ex ante operating cash flow itself,over a three-year forecast horizon. We conclude that ex ante operating cash flows are quite useful in forecasting operating cash flows across industries for up …

How To "Align" An Online Finance Course Using Capital Budgeting Analysis, Martina K. Schmidt

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

The assessment of business courses and their learning goals and objectives is important for accredited business schools. However, not all business educators are necessarily knowledgeable and trained in designing appropriate learning objectives and aligning all aspects of a course around these learning objectives. This paper tries to fill this gap for business instructors by describing the concept of alignment. This paper also applies the concept of alignment to the specific learning module of capital budgeting analysis in an online MBA level corporate finance class. Important observations are given that help an instructor align a class with the course objectives, materials …