by Alan Myers

There is no disagreement about the sad state of our economy. And, the experts unanimously agree that it will, at some point, bounce back.

The big question is, what to do until then. Here are some good tactics.

1. Meet with your supervisor to determine what new skills would make you more valuable. Then come up with a plan to acquire them.

2. Enroll in an online degree or Online certificate program which will give you the edge over people in your profession against whom you may find yourself competing.

3. Have an updated resume and cover letter ready at all times. Tailor them as necessary for each opportunity that presents itself.

4. Don’t dump good stocks or investments just because they have temporarily lost value.

5. Consider regularly scheduled investments in undervalued stocks or assets. Use only funds for which you will not …

Over the past decade there has been a noticeable shift within the field of education and a strong push for continued integration of technology in education. The newly-elected administration understands this world-wide shift and understands America is currently behind the curve as far as education is concerned. To combat this, the administration is concentrating its efforts on increasing the quality of America’s education, resources for required for this education, and technology in the classroom. Thus, education IT seems to be a favorable sub-sector in the long run, and should experience growth in the future, well beyond that which it had previously seen with the emergence of the computer.

Within this subsector there are many small regional private companies along with some larger companies traded on foreign exchanges, but