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Spotting Early Signs of Financial Stress

Feb 21, 2011

A useful indicator for measuring underlying stress in the financial markets

Bill O'Reilly, Dick Morris and Others Say California and Other States Are Bankrupt

Feb 7, 2011

Dealing with the fears about highly indebted governments when considering muni bonds (and stocks)

Learning From the 2008 Financial Panic

Feb 2, 2011

Ignore the gurus and investment advisors claiming they saw it coming...read this to learn what happened and why (FREE)

Economic Challenges + College Costs Rising Faster Than Inflation = Higher Demand for College Financial Aid

Jan 19, 2011

Here's what you can do to qualify for more college financial aid (FREE)

Consumer Reports' Survey: Where to Buy What

Jan 14, 2011

Heightened retail competition benefits you the consumer

Congressional Approval Ratings and Stock Prices

Dec 15, 2010

An interesting relationship between satisfaction with government and stock returns

Better Late Than Never: The Long Anticipated Tax Extension Bill is Nearing Completion

Dec 13, 2010

What's likely to be included in tax bill and what should you do before year-end?

The IRS Is Collecting More Information on Your Investments

Dec 7, 2010

Take the time to understand new IRS mandated reporting or get whacked with a higher tax bill

Morningstar's Own (Surprising) Research on What Drives a Mutual Fund's Success

Dec 1, 2010

What factors have the most predictive power when selecting funds?

Shielding More Investments From Current Taxation With Variable Annuities

Nov 2, 2010

Understanding the pros and cons of your decision and alternatives

Update: Liberals, Moderates, Conservatives. What's in a Political Label?

Oct 28, 2010

A long-term poll on how voters classify themselves sheds light on what may happen in 2010 Congressional elections and with economic policy

CNBC Produces Town Hall Meeting with President Obama: "Investing in America"

Sep 23, 2010

An analysis of the questions, answers, CNBC's role and what this likely means for taxes and future economic policy

Between a Barack and a Hard Place

Jun 16, 2010

The economic (and political) impact of the Gulf oil spill

Wealth: What is it Good for?

Jun 4, 2010

Does having more money improve your life? (FREE)

Copying Machines and Identity Theft

May 21, 2010

Digital copying machines pose often overlooked privacy threat (FREE)

Is the Powerful Stock Market Rally Coming to an End?

May 13, 2010

Should you lock in your profits and sell and go away in May?

Short-Term and Long-Term Stock Market Index Returns

May 12, 2010

Many journalists and bloggers claim stocks have gone no where for the past decade. Why are they saying this and what are the facts?

It's Looking a Lot Like...

Mar 27, 2010

After coming off of one the worst decades for stocks, the U.S. stock market's rebound continues to look similar to rebounds after other bad decades

Famed Investor and Democrat Warren Buffett Criticizes Government's Direction and Proposals

Jan 21, 2010

Political rhetoric translates into dumb economics

Worries About Hundreds of Terrorists Plotting Attacks From Yemen

Dec 29, 2009

Is it time to pull out of stocks like the time period surrounding the 9-11 terrorist attacks?

Best and Worst Industries in Last and Next Decades

Dec 28, 2009

Looking for a job or investment opportunity in a growth industry?

An Analysis of President Obama's Brookings' Speech on Job Creation

Dec 10, 2009

Will the new proposals pass Congress and actually create jobs?

More Arrests in Hedge Fund Land

Nov 6, 2009

Now on top of illegal naked short selling allegations, hedge fund insider trading scandal widens

His Investment Fraud Was Even More Audacious Than Madoff's

Oct 7, 2009

Marc Dreier explains how he ripped off $400 million

ABC-TV's John Stossel's Take on Health Care Reform

Oct 5, 2009

Libertarian consumer reporter shows that how long a wait you experience in Canada depends upon how many legs you have

Credit Default Swaps Played a Major Role in Derailing the Financial Markets Last Year

Sep 4, 2009

An examination of how it happened and what risks may be ahead

Governors Highway Safety Association: Ban Texting While Driving

Sep 1, 2009

Cell phone bans are severely misguided because they address a narrow set of deadly distractions for drivers

Best & Worst Metropolitan Areas for Finding a Job

Aug 18, 2009

Whether you're unemployed or thinking of changing jobs, it helps to know where the jobs are

How Does This Recession Compare With Others?

Aug 6, 2009

New data sheds light on whether this is/was this the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression

Online Banking: Should You or Shouldn't You?

Jul 8, 2009

What's the risk and which banks offer the best terms on accounts?

How Could It Be That Earnings (& Expected Bonuses) Are So Strong at Goldman Sachs?

Jun 24, 2009

Is this another example of mismanagement and misuse of government/taxpayer money?

Another Reason Stocks Are Powering Higher

Jun 5, 2009

Remember all the talk about the banks needing to shed their toxic assets? Here's why there's less reason to now do so...

The Inspiring Story of Gina

May 5, 2009

How a reader inspired me (and showed more sense than most pundits) during the financial crisis