(Akiit.com) The student debt crisis in our country is worsening. If nothing is done, its size threatens our nation’s future. Young people saddled with student debt often postpone adult decisions, like purchasing homes or getting married, hoping to start “real life” with a clean slate. When these folks delay buying ...
(Akiit.com) Getting ahead in your job can be a labour of love. You’re looking for that promotion that you deserve but it seems a long time coming. What can you do to make that process happen quicker and how can you show the boss that it’s time to recognise you ...
(Akiit.com) Is your business languishing in the dark ages? Whether you’ve let things stagnate or have recently taken over an out-dated, it’s important to stay up to date in order to compete. Give things a shake up to drag your business into the modern age. Here’s how you can update ...
(Akiit.com) The event promised to be one of those last-gasp of summer events that would raise a little money for a good cause. The young woman who called to tell me about it promised that I’d meet interesting people, enjoy excellent wines and that the cost of attending was modest. ...
(Akiit.com) Feathers at the foot of a wind turbine. Bird droppings at the base of a solar panel. A coroner could use these signs to establish the cause of mass bird death. And a novelist could pen a murder mystery titled: Death by Renewable Energy. In 1969, there were far more ...
(Akiit.com) Last week, Elizabeth Warren walked into an interview that was supposed to be easy: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The liberal talk show host made it clear long ago that he’s no supporter of President Trump. He spent most of the interview joking around with the Democratic presidential hopeful, asking softball questions. ...
(Akiit.com) The House of Representatives’ Democrat majority FY2020 budget includes refunding the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), closed in 1995, perhaps acknowledgement Congress doesn’t understand the businesses they hope to regulate. In a sense, the Democrat House would rather cover for their ignorance of the technology/media industry through a newly resurrected ...
(Akiit.com) Financial freedom can be achieved by almost anybody if they want it enough, even if it does seem like something you’ll never be capable of doing. There are numerous things you can do to ensure you work towards the ultimate goal of financial freedom, but it means delayed gratification ...
(Akiit.com) When the income and poverty data were released on September 10, the commentary touted the progress that the data reflected. The poverty rate dropped by half a percentage point, down to 11.8 percent. For the first time, the poverty rate is lower than it was in 2007, before the ...
(Akiit.com) Whatever kind of business you might happen to run, you need to make sure that you are doing whatever you can to keep your employee engagement in order. Looking after your employees is certainly a hugely important task, as is ensuring that they are held to account in all ...
(Akiit.com) Securing your business should be a priority for you no matter your business size. We are living in a digital world, and whilst we are very privileged to be afforded the technological opportunities which we have today, we are at risk. Every single business has its vulnerabilities, and without ...
(Akiit.com) In the 10-plus years since the financial crisis, there has been a lot of talk about “too big to fail” financial institutions. Today, however, there is a set of large institutions failing our nation’s patients: big health insurance companies. It’s high time that policymakers take a hard look at ...