by Christopher S Penn | Apr 6, 2023 | Business, Finance, Money
In this YouTube video, Christopher Penn explores the question of why the banking system is such a mess. He explains that banking has always tried to find ways to be profitable and that the money is made through investing rather than purely being a depository...
by Christopher S Penn | Oct 17, 2022 | Business, Careers, Economy, Money
Tim asks, “Is salary transparency a good thing or a bad thing in job listings?” Salary transparency is a good thing for job seekers and workers, as it allows them to see if they are being paid a fair wage for their role. It can also help to reduce...
by Christopher S Penn | Sep 30, 2022 | Business, Economy, Money
Let’s talk about crypto winter for a bit. There’s obviously a lot going on, a lot of big headlines, but not a lot of attention on the macroeconomic picture that’s an underlying cause of crypto winter. First, let’s set some basic definitions...
by Christopher S Penn | Aug 25, 2022 | Money
As someone who worked in the student loan industry for years (2003-2010), loan cancelation ignores the fundamental problem, which is that there are no pricing controls AND no free market controls on tuition costs. In a truly free market, exorbitant prices would reduce...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 16, 2021 | Advertising, Awakening, Business, Marketing, Money
I was asked recently on Facebook about consulting billing rates: “Was wondering how you work your consulting business? Is it per project? Per month? etc. I have had a few people ask for my help and I just am not sure where to start.” Great question. There...
by Christopher S Penn | Jul 8, 2020 | Advertising, Affiliates, Marketing, Money, Social media, Social networks
Shannon asks, “I need to put together a better gameplan on making money between now and the end of the year. A friend thinks I need to monetize my YouTube and IG. I guess that means ads on YT and trying to do more influencing stuff on IG?” Monetizing...