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Making Money in the Great Recession

Somewhere during the past few weeks, this current recession has been unofficially christened “The Great Recession.” I first heard the term a couple of weeks ago on CNN, and it has been creeping into a lot of conversations both in the media and in normal conversations. The losers in this... more »

Scam Insurance

The past eighteen months or so have provided an endless supply of news stories about financial failures, scams and reports of general mis-management. Regular readers of this blog will recall several months ago, that I railed against the watchdogs of the industry – Moody’s, Standard and Poor et... more »

Bernanke and FDR

The Federal Reserve Bank chairman, Ben Bernanke was reappointed to second four-year term in a move that seemed unlikely a few short months ago. Although a holdover from the Bush administration, Bernanke has repeatedly earned the thanks of President Barack Obama as he has helped to steer the US... more »

The Fellowship

Has “The Fellowship” come across your personal radar yet? How about the C Street House? “The Chosen”? If none of these things have yet to make it into your world, drop your soap opera of the day, or your reality show du jour. This is “way more better” as the saying goes. You know all... more »

Walter

It was hard to miss the news that Walter Cronkite died this past weekend. Every news station paid fitting tribute to the grandfatherly CBS anchorman. What caught my eye, however, was the enormity of his audience. In his heyday, three out of four Americans watched the news as it was read by Walter... more »

End of Recession

The million dollar question as we hit the mid point of the third quarter of 2009 is when will the recession end? I am reminded of the age old story of a business owner asking his accountant what was the sum of two plus two. The accountant replied, “What do you want it to be?” A quick perusal... more »