By Ann Logue on December 16, 2012
Posted in Chicago |
By Ann Logue on December 13, 2012
The lovely and talented Nathan Rabin has started a new column on the Onion’s A.V. Club called Money Matters, in which he interviews different creative people about art and commerce, financial failure and professional failure. It’s really interesting. Bankrate.com has a similar feature, Celebrity Money, that looks at different ways that different stars make and spend [...]
Posted in Financial Advice, Financial writing | Tagged Bankrate.com, Nathan Rabin, The Onion |
By Ann Logue on December 6, 2012
UIC’s student wellness center has compiled a set of online stress-busting activities, in case you need some. I’m giving a final today, with plenty of stressed students.
Posted in Teaching Finance | Tagged college education, stress, UIC |
By Ann Logue on December 5, 2012
I recently had a Day Trading for Dummies reader ask me about the tax effects of an equity options strategy that he was using. His broker was not giving him a clear answer, and that’s not a surprise – derivatives are taxed differently than stocks and bonds, which is part of their appeal for day [...]
Posted in Day Trading, Financial Advice, Political Discourse | Tagged capital gains taxes, CBOE, Day Trading for Dummies, day trading taxes, income taxes, options taxes |
By Ann Logue on December 4, 2012
For decades, American families have used US Savings Bonds to help children save money for college. They don’t offer the best return, but they have no risk (other than inflation) and some tax benefits. They are easy to purchase, too. In the past, they had an additional advantage: the spiffy paper bond with a maturity [...]
Posted in College Admissions and Costs, Financial Advice | Tagged financial presents, gifts for children, paying for college, practical presents, savings bonds |
By Ann Logue on November 28, 2012
Demographics are the closest thing out there to a reliable fortune teller. A nation’s destiny is foretold in its people; the makeup of the population determines what work will be done, what goods will be in demand, and which politicians will take power. Changing demographics are driving growth in India and China, but they are [...]
Posted in Emerging Markets | Tagged demographics, emerging markets, Emerging Markets for Dummies, India, Kunal Kumar Kundu, productivity |
By Ann Logue on November 21, 2012
I know, I know, it’s so horribly old-fashioned in a tablet world, but I am the happy owner of my second ASUS eee PC. It’s a perfect machine for traveling, whether to downtown or halfway across the world. Mine is loaded with the full version of Microsoft Office, so I can do any work I [...]
Posted in Advice for Freelancers, Financial Advice | Tagged ASUS eee, technology, travel |
By Ann Logue on November 18, 2012
When I was in college, I had an internship at Sidley & Austin, a big law firm. The offices were in what was then known as One First National Plaza, home of the First National Bank of Chicago. Of all the buildings I’ve worked in, it’s my favorite: sweeping shape, huge open lobby, magnificent plaza [...]
Posted in Chicago | Tagged Chase, Chicago, One First National, photos, Sidley & Austin |
By Ann Logue on November 14, 2012
I have a theory that every city of any size in the world has a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, an Irish bar, and a McDonald’s. Further confirmation emerged when I found The Irish Pubs Directory. A few places are missing, like the legendary Abbey Pub in Chicago (where I saw the Wolfe Tones, who [...]
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By Ann Logue on November 13, 2012
College admissions isn’t quite as difficult as most people think; once you get past the top 30 or whatever colleges, most students who are reasonably serious and reasonably prepared will be accepted. The real trick is paying for it. Different colleges have different approaches. Some colleges are need-blind: they draw up their freshman class without [...]
Posted in College Admissions and Costs, Financial Advice | Tagged college costs, development admits, financial aid, merit aid, need-based aid, need-blind admissions, paying for college |
