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  Mellody is President of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS News. Skip: There were some jitters on the markets last week. You are here this morning to help […]

As with other forms of discrimination in the workplace, gender discrimination can be so subtle that most women are unaware of its existence until the…

  Mellody Hobson is president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS News. TOM: You’re talking about wages this morning?   MELLODY: I am, Tom. We have talked a […]

For iPhone:   Cyber Monday is big business. Last year, Americans spent over $1.7 billion online the Monday following Thanksgiving, an 18% increase over 2012, the fourth straight year of double digit growth. But anytime people are logging on and spending money, you are going to find scammers trying to take advantage of you. So, […]

There are many portals in both print and digital formats which assist with the promotion and support of Black businesses. Prior to the boom of…

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Networking has been proven to be the most effective way to land a job, grow a business and to advance one’s career. At its core,…

  Mellody is president of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS News. SKIP: Good morning Mellody! MELLODY:  Good morning! SKIP:  We’re talking about charity this morning? MELLODY: We […]

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On Tuesday, Financial guru Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to show you how not to go broke this holiday season. Owens told…

Success in the fast-changing landscape of the modern workforce requires proper, ongoing education and training amid a talent pool that is increasingly diverse, tech-savvy, global-minded and entrepreneurial. However aspirational and talented today’s workface may be, employment demand often exceeds supply, making competition for jobs stiff and increasing hiring/candidate qualification standards in kind. In fact, by […]

  Mellody is President of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts. Additionally, she is a regular financial contributor and analyst for CBS News. TOM: Good morning, Mellody.  MELLODY: Good morning, Tom! TOM: What do you have on tap for us […]

As a full-time or part-time employee, 20 minute breaks and lunch breaks are generally thought to be required by law, which is not entirely the…

At age five, Sean Combs’ father was murdered and he was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York by his mother. Fast forward past high school,…