Wednesday, February 7, 2024
In 1840, Singer Sewing Machines came up with a groundbreaking marketing strategy: It started offering its sewing machines for a "dollar down, dollar a week." The results were dramatic. Sales soared, as did consumer satisfaction.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Emmanuel Perrotin runs a fancy art gallery in Paris. Expensive art isn’t exactly a mass-market product.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
What if you retired tomorrow — but your paychecks from work kept hitting your bank account, forever? This isn’t just a dream.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Looking back on his life, billionaire “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban wishes he’d done his own dishes — even the pots and pans with tough stains and baked-on food. To be fair, I don’t know this for a fact.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Can you imagine “cracking the code” of the lottery? You’d make a fortune.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Ready for a crazy-but-true story? Here we go.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Have you fallen victim to the “60/40” strategy? For decades, financial advisors have pounded the table about this investment approach.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain knew a thing or two about fine food and booze.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Investors trade all sorts of things, from stocks and bonds to grains and pork bellies. But thanks to a new stock exchange in Liechtenstein, now they can trade something new: Bacon. Today I’ll tell you why trading Bacon can be so exciting and profitable...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
A story on Yahoo Finance caught my eye last week. Watches of Switzerland (LSE: WoS), a British retailer focused on fancy watches, reported a blow-out quarter.