(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Do you hate self-checkout kiosks? Do you find them to be difficult, time-consuming and frustrating? Well, you’re…
Gene MarksFebruary 4, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I still pay for cable TV, print out plane tickets, read the newspaper and watch Jeopardy. Yes,…
Gene MarksJanuary 14, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Want to have a successful meeting? Don’t meet at 2.36pm. According to a new survey of more…
Gene MarksDecember 24, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) If this year has been all about interest rates, next year is all about the consumer. Rising…
Gene MarksDecember 10, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) My home city of Philadelphia has a population of about 1.6 million people, of which about 1…
Gene MarksDecember 3, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) They’re Ivy-League educated, brilliant academic minds and experienced in the ways of markets, governments, data and statistics.…
Gene MarksNovember 19, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Every year, millions of individuals and small business owners have their tax returns prepared by outside accountants.…
Gene MarksNovember 12, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Netflix recently announced another price increase. It was just a couple of bucks. No big deal, right? Wrong.…
Gene MarksNovember 5, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) As a frequent business traveler, I was excited to see that United Airlines has devised a way…
Gene MarksOctober 29, 2023