One of the most important aspects of the salvage mission is having the ability to learn from past mistakes.
Though this list is far from comprehensive, it outlines some frequent missteps consumers make as they navigate their finances.
The Center for Retailing Studies at Mays will host the M.B. Zale Visionary Merchant Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 4, featuring Theo Killion, chief executive officer at Zale Corporation, as the keynote speaker. Prior to his lecture, Killion will be presented with the 2012 Visionary Merchant award for leading the company’s turnaround plan and returning Zales to historic levels of profitability. He will speak on Zale’s strategy and its commitment to providing outstanding products, service and value to the customers of the Zale Corporation brands: Zales Jewelers, Gordon’s Jewelers, Zales Outlet, Piercing Pagoda, and Peoples and Mappins Jewelers in Canada.
Killion
Killion has a long, distinguished career in retailing and, unlike many CEOs, it includes extensive experience in human resources. Prior to joining Zale Corporation, Killion was with the executive recruiting firm Berglass+Associates, where he focused on companies in the retail, consumer goods and fashion industries. He ha
Halloween is approaching near and it is time to start planning to decorate the house and shop for Halloween costumes in order to have the best Halloween in the neighborhood. But Halloween costumes are not cheap. The scarier they are and appear authentic, the more high price they have.
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Admit it. Most of what you knew about saving money when you were a kid and young adult you learned from your parents. “Investing 101″ is not offered at many high schools (though it should be), and even most college business classes focus on economic theory, not the practice of saving your money and making it grow.
So if your childhood was anything like mine, it was up to your parents, grandparents and maybe some random aunt or uncle to impart their financial knowledge and advice onto you.
In my case, that advice was almost nonexistent. My parents did not make a practice of saving money, so I didn’t, either. I wasn’t worried about it; I was young and on my way to a successful career as a financial planner. As long as I was earning good money, saving some of it for later did not seem that important.
But that is where I was wrong, and I’m glad to say that I figured it out early. You see, when it comes to making your money grow, the sooner you get started investing, the more you will likely have later on at retirement — when you really need it.
Recent figures have suggested that the recent spate of interest rate rises may really have started to take their toll, as an increasing number of consumers in the UK turn to debt counselling services and charities for help and advice with their finances. Experts have been stating for some time that the financial knock on effect of the five interest rate rises over the past year was imminent, and with increasing numbers of people missing credit card payments and seeking debt assistance it seems as though the effects are now being realized.
Figures released by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service in the UK indicate that over 160,000 people called the charity in relation to debt problems in the first half of this year. Of those, the majority called in the first quarter of the year, which the charity stated was to be expected following the big Christmas spend, but a whopping 75,000 called in the second quarter of the year.
Balance, timing and the ability to keep up with his commitments are the traits Steven Bender ’78 says keeps him afloat in the business world.
The chief financial officer and senior vice president at Westlake Chemical Corp., positions he has held since 2007 and 2008, began with a bachelor’s in business administration and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He previously held positions at KBR and Halliburton.
“Balance and timing are critical in business decisions,” Westlake Chemical Senior Vice President and CFO Steve Bender ’78 told students. (view more photos)
Bender began his talk with Mays students pursuing careers in business by stating, “I feel like a pingpong,” explaining that his job took him to six major cities in three weeks.
Bender told the students about Westlake Chemical, which was founded by a Taiwanese family many years ago, then went public in 2004. The company’s
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