Archive for the ‘The Economy’ Category
- American Fidelity Assurance Company Holds Strong in Current Economy
- Relationship Between Treasury Notes & Mortgage Rates: A Loose Connection
- How Are Mortgage Rates Determined?
- What is a Foreclosure and How Does it Work?
- Roth IRA Rules Changing for 2010
- Developing the Right Outlook to Avoid Foreclosure
- Dave Ramsey vs. Suze Orman… And the Winner is….
- Let’s Talk About the Weather…Bad News, Economic News & Individual Risk Assessments…
- Chase Home Finance and the Hair of the Dog that Bit Them
- American Express Gift Cards: Sure Beats an IOU Showing Up in Your Mailbox
- Trying to Make Sense of the Total US Consumer Debt Numbers
- Cash for Clunkers: We Never Learn
- Unemployment up. Recession continues. Waiting for the Stimulus to Stimulate…
- The Economic Stimulus Package in Detail… Without the Editorializing
- Zecco: An Overview
- When Can I Take Money Out of My 401k?
- Recession and Religion: How are Churches Faring During the Recession?
- Millionaires Feeling Poor… Poor Feeling Hungry
- How to Sell Your Gold the Right Way
- The Causes of Economic Recession: Depends on Who You Ask!
- You’re Gonna Make It! How to Survive a Recession…
- US Economic Recession History… This Isn’t Anything New…
- The Benefits of a Recession… No, Seriously.
- What Happens During a Recession? Unemployment, Markets, Interest Rates and Sheer Insanity.
- West Virginia, Payday Loans and Some (Un)Healthy Paternalism
- Meet the new rule. Same as the Old Rule. Responsible Risk is Nothing New, CNN.
- What’s Going on with the Make Work Pay Tax Credit?
- Guaranteed Frustration: Credit Card Regulations, Credit Accessibility, Consumer Protection and a Recession.
- Cash4Gold Is Not a Scam – It Just Stinks!
- Unemployment Numbers May Be Worse Than They Appear
- Bernie Madoff, Affinity Fraud and Sandy Koufax
- Arrowhead Credit Union CEO Fights Recession, TARP
- Huntington Bank: A $55 Billion Regional Bank
- TCF Bank – Convenience-Oriented Bank Claims to Be Innocent Bystander in Economic Crisis
- Free Laptop for Students – Good Idea?
- Get Ready for the New Compass Bank – Online Leader Gets New Name and Facelift
- Frost Bank – Down Home Messaging and High Tech Banking
- Television News’ Split Personality: Pay Off Debt vs. Spend, Spend, Spend
- Why a Home Equity Line of Credit May Not Be a Safety Net These Days
- Trying to Make a Little Sense Out of Credit Default Swaps
- Personal Finance Success: Simple Isn’t Easy
- Can You Really Opt Out of a Recession?
- Finding work, but not finding the right salaries…
- The Pell Grant: 2009 and Beyond
- Cars for Under 500 Dollars: How to Find Them
- Investment and Gambling (Part Seven): Why Erasing the Distinction is Valuable
- Investment and Gambling (Part Six): Investment is the Better Bet
- Investment and Gambling (Part Five): Examining More Distinctions
- Investment and Gambling (Part Four): Examining the Distinctions
- Investment and Gambling (Part Three): Other Similarities
- Investment and Gambling (Part Two): Definitional Considerations
- Investment and Gambling (Part One)
- Zero percent yield on T-Bills? What’s happening here?
- In case you didn’t know: Borrowing money to buy stocks probably isn’t the best idea you’ve ever had…
- The Madoff Lessons… Plus, Tips for Beating Bernies…
- The Mystery of Gas Prices
- Should you be stocking up on gold coins?
- Obama Tax Policy in a State of Flux
- The Truth about Protecting Yourself from Unemployment
- Shhhh… It’s Really a Bankruptcy… Misleading Sales Pitches Gain Traction in a Weak Economy
- You are Greater than the Sum of Your Investments
- Reports of Capitalism’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated
- Happy Thanksgiving, Personal Finance Analyst-Style
- Online Consumer Education & Rip Off Report (Part 2)
- Evaluating the G-20 Conference
- Silly Senators Want YOU to Buy a New Car NOW!
- Aren’t Auto CEOs Good at Looking like Jerks?
- Taking Another Look at Savings
- Watching the Last Half-Hour of Trading: Man, Look at that Thing Burn!
- How to Prepare for a Recession (1)
- Hard Times: History and Personal Finance
- How to Get Ready for a Home Appraisal
- Money and Me
- A Hodgepodge of Thoughts: $700 Billion Bailout, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Extreme Foreclosures
- WaMu Failure Affects Us All
- Bank of America Acquires a Lemon – My Commentary
- Funeral Services Are Being Held For Lehman Brothers, AIG & Merrill Lynch
- Lay Offs Abound At HSBC Mortgage
- Tonight, Say A Prayer For Countrywide Mortgage. They Need It!
- WaMu Puts Long Beach Mortgage Company to Sleep
- The Economics of Minimum Wage
- Cheap International Flights: Getting More for Your Dollar
- FDIC… You Got Me Worried
- Health Care: The Obama Way
- Health Care: The McCain Way
- Ten Fun Things to Do When You Are Doomed
- Dear Exxon: Thoughts on the Exxon Valdez Decision
- Mortgage Tuesday: What Kind of Mortgage Is Right for You?
- Recession Monday: Do Vegetarians Save More Money?
- A Midsummer Financial Dream
- How to Declare Your Financial Independence in Hard Times
- Tip of the Iceberg: Two Bear Stearns Guys Arrested by FBI
- Finances at Graduation
- Insurance Day at PFA: How to Save Money on Your Homeowners Policy
- Mortgage Tuesdays at PFA: What Is ‘Sub-Prime’ Lending?
- Recession Monday: Tips for Responsible Hoarding
- Mortgage Fraud on the Rise: It’s Easy! It’s Fun! It’s…Illegal?
- Savings Bonds: Give Them, Keep Them, Buy Them Now
- Travel Insurance: How to Stay Safe and Secure on Vacation
- Jobs For 16-Year-Olds: Recession-Proof Summer Work
- Recession Survival Tips: Monday’s Tips on Tuesday
- Will Bank of America & Countrywide Tie the Knot?
- Dow Plunges Over 300 Points, Oil Up $10 per Barrel in One Day
- Dollar Store Cookbooks: Do They Really Save You Money?
- Save Money With Vegetables Even I Can Grow
- Save Money on Energy Bills this Summer
- F.D.I.C. Anticipates Surge of Bank Failures Through 2010
- Oil Hits $135 a Barrel: Run Your Car on Water!
- Retirement on Not Much: What to Do if You’re Over 50 and Broke
- Trick Question of the Week: Pay Down Debt or Save for Retirement?
- The PFA Recession Survival Guide: The Job Search
- Ten Ways to Save Money On Food
- Easy Ways to Make Extra Money Fast
- Is The Credit Crisis Over?
- House Approves FHA Foreclosure Rescue Plan
- The Two Americas
