Photo by Brittney Gibson Financial woes spark interest and controversy over possibility of implementing a required personal finance course at Pepperdine Budgets. Bills. Debt. Savings. Spending. Credit Cards. Mortgages. All scary words for a graduating Pepperdine senior on the threshold of the “real world.” All the more scary if the student isn’t financially literate and … [Read more...] about Personal Finance: Should it be a required course?
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Rolling in mad stacks and the Pels
NBA players, for the most part, are wealthy — no surprise there. If players manage their money correctly, the million dollar salaries and the endorsement deals can set a man for life. But the players aren’t the only ones putting in work. There are tons of other power players who work in professional sports organizations. The top dogs make bank.Forbes released its list of … [Read more...] about Rolling in mad stacks and the Pels
Money makes the NBA stop
For the 2013-14 NBA season, the salary cap (aka the max that teams are allowed to pay their players) is set at a whopping $58,679,000, according to basketball-reference.com. Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant wins first for hitting the highest team cap at $30,453,805. Kobe has not played a single game, and no one is quite sure when or if he will play this season — that’s his … [Read more...] about Money makes the NBA stop