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The Long Term Shift to Contract Labor by Small Businesses

Small Business Labs

billion on contract labor in 2018 (the most recent data available).  billion in 2017 and just $34.4 Over the period from 2010 to 2018, contract labor spend by sole proprietors increased by an annual growth rate of 9.1%. Spending on salaries and wages grew from $73.7 Spending on salaries and wages grew from $73.7

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

Success

My new career was straight commission—zero salary. million as of September 2018. Timing the market—trying to anticipate imminent movements up or down—is a losing proposition, as data from Yahoo Finance illustrates: Let’s assume you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 for 20 years between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2017.