The New Celebrity Entrepreneurs
New Fame Game: Leveraging Status to Invest in Hot Deals

J.Lo's Stunning Career Reincarnation Puts Her No. 1 On The Celebrity 100
Thanks to 'Idol', a hit single and a slew of endorsement deals, JLo earned $52 million in the last 12 months and ranks as America’s most powerful celebrity.

Cannes: For "Lawless," Shia La Beouf Got Speeding Ticket on Cross Country Road Trip
To make "Lawless," the Weinstein Company's "Bonnie and Clyde" prohibition era flick, actor Shia La Beouf wanted to really get to know his co star Dane DeHaan. So they drove across the country together, from Los Angeles to Atlanta, on a four day road trip. "We even got a speeding ticket," DeHaan told me the other night. "I think it was in Texas. The whole trip seemed like it was about driving through Texas."

After President Ma's Inauguration, It's Time For Action In Taiwan
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday delivered an inaugural address that highlighted the central role of economic growth in solving many of the island’s challenges, including the creation of better jobs. “We must pursue economic growth if we are to create more job opportunities,� he said.

AMC Theatres-Wanda Deal: New Meaning for "Movie and Chinese" in Manhattan
In Manhattan, the expression "a movie and Chinese food" now has a new meaning. AMC Theatres, which are a heavy presence in New York City, has been sold to a Chinese conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group, for $2.6 billion. The former Sony or Loews Lincoln Square, Manhattan's centerpiece multiplex on the Upper West Side, has been called AMC Lincoln Square for years. Now, it could very well wind up being Wanda Lincoln Square.

How Does Marital Status Affect Your Federal Taxes
Laws have always regulated who may marry, the obligations related to marriage and children and whether and how a marriage can be ended. Governments have always put their own social agenda above the pluralism of personal choice. Never in history have governments considered marital relations strictly private.

Son Hit With Aging Parent's $93K Nursing Home Bill
Could this happen to you?

Looking for a new job? Entrepreneurial Companies Show the Way...
Looking for a new job?  Perhaps it’s time to go entrepreneurial.  Recent SEC filings show that entrepreneurial companies have been hiring at a red hot pace, skyrocketing 13+% over last year’s levels.  The rate of growth far outstrips the relatively modest 3% average increase for non-entrepreneurial firms and exceeds the prior year’s entrepreneurial growth rate of 10%.  Though capital markets appear choppy, the US market seems to be celebrating its best job rate increases since the pre-recession 2006-2007 era.  Not surprisingly, entrepreneurial companies lead the way.  And the good news does not appear to be limited to only economic upswings. Striking differences between entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial firms exist during economic downturns as well. According to company disclosures, when the economy turns sour, entrepreneurial companies retain more of its employees.  In fact, during the worst part of the 2008-to-2009 recession, entrepreneurial companies actually had modest increases in employment, compared to a significant drop-off for the rest of the market. Does this mean that entrepreneurial companies actually dominate during both good times and bad?  The data seem to think so.

Mark Zuckerberg Ties the Knot, But It Isn't All Love And Roses
Two huge financial issues affect the happy couple.

Zuckerberg Wedding - The Things You Have To Do When You Are A Billionaire