When I read that Eduardo Solorzano was named President of WalMart Latin America, I wanted to be happy to see a Latino moving up the executive food chain. I just can’t get excited about it, though. Why? Because it’s WalMart. It has been argued that WalMart treats their employees unfairly and pushes out small business Read More

On Wednesday, December 16, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on legislation that would spend another $155B to create jobs.  This is on top of the massive $787B  Stimulus Package the Congress passed earlier this year to stimulate jobs creation by funding shovel-ready projects and create another two million jobs. First, less than 20% ($157B) Read More

According to a survey conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 43.3 percent of Hispanic households either do not have a checking or savings account or have bank accounts but still rely on non-bank money orders, check-cashing services, payday advance loan services, rent-to-own agreements, or pawn shops at least once or twice a year. Read More

Everyday things are getting more costly and many of us are finding it difficult to make ends meet.  Many of us live pay check to pay check but again, it is a cycle that can be broken.  In many ways we create our own financial nightmare by not actively managing our money and spending it Read More