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If Cash Won’t Die, Why Not Manage It Better Digitally?

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Cash is easily stolen, lost, laundered, hidden from the tax man, and rendered unhip by P2P and other rising mobile payment methods. Better Cash Management? Earlier in the month, Philadelphia — home of the first U.S. Don’t even get us started on coins, all those pieces of metal just taking up space.) city to ban cashless stores.

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New Carro Hire Shows How Vehicle Subscriptions Are Growing

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Drivers will be able to access Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Philadelphia and Nashville with the launch, the company said in an announcement. Earlier this year, for instance, Toyota announced the official launch of KINTO , a new company to manage and operate its car subscription service. Toyota’s Move. Ford Retreat.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

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He was just in Philadelphia on January 3rd delivering his last public speech and he nostalgically proclaimed that “the recovery remains incomplete,” which will qualify his comment for the understatement of the year award. Our Philadelphia Eagles excited us and made us optimistic that their 2014 will be bright.

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Luxury Retail Finds New Avenues As Brick-And-Mortar Fades

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According to previous reports from the outlet, that nearly wiped out earnings prior to tax, interest, amortization and depreciation. Look to the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia for the freshest evidence of that. Pablo Mauron, a managing director for Digital Luxury Group, said the luxury market has noticed WeChat’s potential. “I

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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The “Fiscal Cliff” Who in their right minds would have so many critical tax codes and laws expiring all on the same year-end date? The stock markets rejoiced and rallied 2% to 3% on January 2nd, because the fiscal cliff was now manageable, not an apocalypse. The estate tax exemption was raised to $5 million per individual.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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This is because the economy has been gaining momentum, however modest, from the tax cuts and deregulation. As well as the economy has been doing from the momentum of tax cuts and reduced regulation, there are always looming issues. In our local area, we are still seeing modest growth in Philadelphia and surrounding counties.

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Guest Post: Fourth Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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Congress entered the mix and extended the Bush tax cuts for two years and unexpectedly added new tax cuts for consumers and businesses. Combined these tax breaks can provide up to 0.5% Combined these tax breaks can provide up to 0.5% The intent was to keep the crazy low rates low, or push them even lower.