Personal Finance and Investing

Credit cards can be a lifesaver when you’re traveling. Particularly on long trips, or trips far from home, knowing that you’ve got credit to back you up can provide a lot of reassurance. Credit cards also have the bonus of convenience. Not everyone likes to carry cash on a trip, and when you’re traveling abroad, currency exchange can turn into a major inconvenience. In short, credit cards and travel abroad seem made to go together.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few things you should know before you go. Security, extra fees, and a handful of other caveats come into play when you’re abroad, and if you don’t know what to expect you might get taken by (nasty) surprise. Knowing the f

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Accomplished Military Leader

JetBlue Airways has appointed retired General Stanley A. McChrystal to its board of directors. Gen. McChrystal, age 56, was one of the nation’s most accomplished military leaders. A 34-year US Army veteran of multiple wars, Gen. McChrystal commanded the US and NATO’s security mission in Afghanistan, served as the director of the Joint Staff, and was the Commander of Joint Special Operations Command, where he was responsible for the nation’s deployed military counter terrorism efforts.

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Every day we hear success stories of those who made a killing in the markets, and at the same time, we hear about those who lost everything they owned in the markets. What makes one person succeed and another fail? While there are thousands of answers to this question, let’s focus on the fundamentals of smart investing. Granted, you can never invest without at least some risk, but there are ways that you can minimize that risk, make smart choices and become one of the success stories instead of one of the failures.

1. Trust

   First, there’s the premise of going with your gut. Our

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RAIL DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA

PHNOM PENH (eTN)- Two weeks ago, Cambodia officially reopened its rail network, a first step into an ambitious trans-Asian rail network which is due to connect in the future Singapore to the city of Kunming, in China’s Yunnan Province. Cambodian rail networks was built during the French colonial time and was in used for 75 years. All lines were discontinued last year due to their poor condition.

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