Archive | July, 2010

The Costs of Working

1 July 2010 – 1:32 am PDT

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The Costs of Working

As I detailed awhile ago, the author of Miserly Moms: Living Well on Less in a Tough Economy found that she saved a TON of money when she stopped working. It wasn’t as much as she lost in salary mind you, but it’s not inconsequential. She says that “financial experts have calculated the cost of [...]

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US DOE Launches Online Technology Commercialization Portal

1 July 2010 – 1:10 am PDT

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the EERE Technology Commercialization Portal—an online resource that will serve as a tool for potential investors to identify opportunities to invest in work being conducted by DOE laboratories and participating research institutions. Traditionally, investors, entrepreneurs, and companies have faced substantial barriers when identifying clean energy technologies to license. [...]

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Put on Your Party Hats – It’s Time to Party for Another Decade!

1 July 2010 – 12:00 am PDT

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Put on Your Party Hats – It’s Time to Party for Another Decade!

I don’t know about you but I am psyched. The prospects of an ongoing party for another decade are extremely good as the following chart shows. Dow Jones Industrial Average – 1999 to Present click on chart for sharper image Market participants put on their party hats and started cheering in 1999 when the DOW [...]

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