Bankrate successor to pay $28M in fines for fraud scheme

Baton Holdings, the successor company to financial services and marketing company Bankrate, has agreed to pay $28 million in fines to resolve a government investigation into accounting and a securities fraud scheme carried out by former executives.  Continue reading

Keller Williams slashes nearly 11,000 agents in ‘ghost’ purge

Keller Williams company-wide purge of, “ghost agents” immediately dropped the franchisor’s agent count by nearly 11,000, according to company earnings. Continue reading

Alex Trebek Diagnosis Brings Attention to Pancreatic Cancer

Alex Trebek, the longtime host of the TV game show Jeopardy, announced Wednesday that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In his announcement, Trebek, 78, said he realized the prognosis for the disease is “not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight thi… Continue reading

Pickleball, Anyone?

Three years ago, Oro Valley, Ariz. resident Sherry Circle felt completely isolated from the world. She was diabetic and weighed more than 300 pounds. “I was an athlete in high school,” explains 63-year-old Circle, who had to wear a CPAP machine at nigh… Continue reading

My Biggest Mistake Switching Careers at 57

You can launch a deeply rewarding career whatever your age. This is true even if you work fewer hours than you once did, saving plenty of time for the rest of your life. Today, in my 70s, I’m deeply engaged in my varied career as a leadership coach, wh… Continue reading

Try African Heritage Cooking for a Healthier Diet

They say that love is first and foremost felt in the heart. Yet, as we celebrate love, we often ignore the heart. Approximately every 40 seconds, someone in America will have a heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. Winter months ar… Continue reading

How to Take a Cruise for Nearly Free

If you’re an expert in some field, there’s a chance you and your plus one (if you have one) could take a cruise vacation for pennies on the dollar. This is particularly true if you know a cruise port destination inside and out. These are temporary posi… Continue reading

5 unique marketing features that luxury brands nail

Luxury real estate brands excel in sophisticated branding, marketing and copy writing. Here are five ideas that real estate businesses looking to scale in 2019 can learn from luxe brands. Continue reading

Why you shouldn’t fear losing the real estate deal

Most agents will agree that losing a deal they’ve worked hard to put together is never fun. Sometimes though, it can almost feel like a higher power is at work and a failed deal can truly save the day. Here are three examples of how it can all work out… Continue reading