Financial Management

Op-Ed: The Bronx Can Be The Next Innovation Hot Spot

Op-Ed: The Bronx Can Be The Next Innovation Hot Spot

The Bronx is the birthplace of hip hop, and now it is time for the Bronx to lead as a pioneer in cryptocurrency. With this technology, everyday people can claim their financial independence and strengthen their communities. It can empower […]

Financial Focus: Should you take that part time job?

Financial Focus: Should you take that part time job?

So, you had a good full time job? Good pay? Liked hanging out in the office? Then COVID-19 took all that away.So while your looking for another full time job ( or hope you still have one), freelance gigs are […]

Financial Focus: Are you ready to live comfortably in your retirement years?

Financial Focus: Are you ready to live comfortably in your retirement years?

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA By the time you read this, college classes are underway with many now virtually. At CUNY this semester, I am teaching “Retirement Planning.” In our “new world,” it should be a very interesting topic […]

Financial Focus: How does the City get needed money in this Coronavirus year?

Financial Focus: How does the City get needed money in this Coronavirus year?

Financial Focus: How does the City get needed money in this Coronavirus year? By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA There is no doubt that New York City needs help.  With a current NYC unemployment rate of 20% with many currently […]

by · September 2, 2020 · Financial Management
Financial Focus: The Joe Biden Economic Tax Plan

Financial Focus: The Joe Biden Economic Tax Plan

Now that the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventons are over, we can not forget what the next President, whomever he is, will face: The treasury is going to need increased revenues while trying to assist lower paying workers with […]

President Donald Trump signs an executive order. Credit: White House Flickr

Financial Focus: Congressional law vs Executive orders?

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Well, we knew that Congress has been at a stalemale — long way before this pandemic. Some would even say, even before Donald Trump became president. We have been living with “divided” government for […]

Financial Focus: So, the federal PPP program helped Trump’s pals, eh?

Financial Focus: So, the federal PPP program helped Trump’s pals, eh?

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA When the pandamic first hit in March and Congress was trying to find ways to help “small business,” it created the Paycheck Protection Program, or as we know it, the PPP. It was designed […]

Financial Focus: Congressional law vs Executive orders?

Financial Focus: Congressional law vs Executive orders?

Financial Focus: Congressional law vs Executive orders? By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Well, we knew that Congress has been at a stalemale— even way before this pandamic. Some would even say, even before Trump was President. We have been […]

by · August 11, 2020 · Financial Management
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Financial Focus: Will unionization come to home-based self-employed workers?

In the 1980s, the world was introduced to the word ” entrepreneurship.” In simple terms, it is self-employment. By the 1990s, many entered the world of entrepreneurship, believing that self employment would be better than working for corporate America. Before […]

Financial Focus: How to get a higher tax refund in 2021

Financial Focus: How to get a higher tax refund in 2021

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Tax Planning is learning and applying the tax rules to your lifestyle. After keeping all ofyour tax deduction-related and business-related receipts, you apply them to your tax filing in the following year. Can you […]

Financial Focus: The savings & costs with a ” work from home” strategy

Financial Focus: The savings & costs with a ” work from home” strategy

Financial Focus: The savings & costs with a ” work from home” strategy By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Before CORONAVIRUS, working from home, or self employment , was 13% of America’s economy. Today, we believe , by choices of […]

by · June 27, 2020 · Financial Management
Financial Focus: Absentee election math

Financial Focus: Absentee election math

Financial Focus: Absentee election math By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA One of the things I love about Math is that you can apply it to anything.  For the next two weeks , New York will be going through their […]

by · June 16, 2020 · Financial Management
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's NY PAUSE stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus has crippled the state's economy. Credit: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Financial Focus: So how many jobs have we really lost?

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA If you heard the Jobs report and the stock market last Friday, you would have thought we were just about all the way back!. President Trump held a press conference shortly thereafter and said […]

Financial Focus: The coronavirus has bankrupted some of our 20th Century economy’s icons

Financial Focus: The coronavirus has bankrupted some of our 20th Century economy’s icons

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Well, pretty soon, I’ll be making a choice on Social Security. Yes, I’m getting old. I will be 60 soon and I’m okay with it. I have an adopted sibling who calls me, “Uncle […]

Financial Focus: China, Hong Kong, Coronavirus or Presidential ineptness- which will kill us first?

Financial Focus: China, Hong Kong, Coronavirus or Presidential ineptness- which will kill us first?

As a money manager since 1992, I can tell you personally that one of things managers do, way before the US markets open at 9:30AM, is to look at the world financial markets- prior. One of the first would be […]

by · May 27, 2020 · Financial Management