Adult Children Moving Back Home: Don't Let "Boomerang Kids" Derail Your Goals
They're back. The "Boomerang Kids" - young adults who left to go to college, get married or just strut their independence - are moving back in with mom and dad. Boomerang Kids can be a mixed blessing for parents, both emotionally and financially. According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center finds that 13% of parents with grown children say one of their adult sons or daughters has moved back home in the past year.1 The trend is cyclical. Especially during tough economic times, adult children head for home Read More...
The Baby Boomer's 5-Step Plan For Online Success
By JANET GIACOMA
1. Get Excited About Money - For many Boomers, money was a means to an end. It was a way to keep score. They worked their jobs, paid the bills, bought a house, put some away. It wasn't necessarily the focus. But let's face it - money is a valuable commodity. So start thinking about everything it empowers you to do, and get excited about bringing more of it into your life.
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Women in Business - Leaders, No Longer Followers
By JANET GIACOMA
I recently came across an interesting and informative article in a back issue of Business Week titled, "As Leaders, Women Rule," and here's an interesting tidbit or two taken from that article: "...new research is showing that men ought to be the ones doing more of the imitating. In fact, after years of analyzing what makes leaders most effective and figuring out who's got the Right Stuff, management gurus now know how to boost the odds of getting a great executive: Hire a female." Read More...