Reduce college costs while in high school
College is a significant investment and how to pay for it can be a major source of concern for parents and students. However, there are ways to reduce the amount of debt you take on when preparing for...
View ArticleIndex: South Florida home prices rise for 25th consecutive month
A South Florida house price index rose in February compared with a year ago, continuing a trend of steady annual increases for 25 consecutive months. Prices in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade...
View ArticleCIO: Leverage technology for better customer service
Who: Alan Missen is chief information officer at FirstService Residential a full-service residential property management firm, overseeing more than 6,500 properties and 1.5 million residential units,...
View ArticleCitizens Insurance full of dark clouds and silver linings
What's gotten into state-run Citizens Property Insurance? All the news lately has been sunshine and rainbows. Rate cuts have been approved for next year, meaning many South Florida homeowners could...
View ArticleConsumer confidence hits post-recession high in Florida
Floridians' consumer confidence rose to a post-recession high in June, with people saying they are both upbeat about their own personal finances and the country's, according to a University of Florida...
View ArticleTech workers venture off to form VSN Mobil
A group of former product designers from Motorola, Foxconn, Samsung and General Dynamics have set up shop to develop new, innovative products. VSN Mobil actually launched in 2013 but it is rolling out...
View ArticleADT offers new remote and mobile security products
ADT's chief innovation officer Arthur Orduña talks into his smartphone to check the security and lights at his Delray Beach home. The ADT app recognizes his voice. "Security status" he says, receiving...
View ArticleImmigration info needed for 93,800 Obamacare patients in Florida
 Federal officials say they need to hear from 93,800 Floridians who signed up for health insurance under Obamacare to get more information about their citizenship or immigration status.  They are...
View ArticleAdora Obi Nwezi: Low-income energy users shouldn't pay heavy load
As Floridians grapple with rising energy rates, the state Public Service Commission is trying to decide whether it should allow subsidies for energy efficiency and solar energy to be raised or lowered....
View ArticleBoca lawyer helps win $2.3M robocall settlement
Robocalls are annoying, but is the trouble worth $1,610? A court says it is. Some 960 consumers nationwide — 128 in Florida — will get that amount in a class action suit handled by an attorney from...
View ArticleCharter a flight with the tap of an app
Boca Raton-based JetSmarter wants to fly away with the consumer market for private jets. The year-old venture connects consumers with charter jets via a mobile app, bypassing brokers and their fees....
View ArticleWest Palm Beach doctor received huge Medicare payouts
Ending decades of secrecy, Medicare is showing what the giant healthcare program for seniors pays individual doctors, and the figures reveal that more than a dozen physicians received in excess of $10...
View ArticleCruise execs talk about industry's future
Cruise ship innovation, travel agent relationships and understanding consumers' vacation needs will be critical to the cruise industry's success in the next decade, CEOs of the world's leading cruise...
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