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  • Driving and being stuck in traffic day after day either makes you crazy or an observer of the many annoying driving habits people have. I often…

  • Have you noticed the amazing track record of the trading desks at the major banks?…

  • Remember the dire threats by bankers and their lobbyists about how credit card reform would harm consumers? We were repeatedly warned that the high…

  • The Marketwatch headline grabbed my attention: Holding TIPS will make you poorer. It's by columnist Brett Arends….

  • Ross Levin is a certified financial planner and president Accredited Investors Inc., a fee-only wealth management firm. One of the nation's top…

  • There are few ideas less believable than commuting to work in Los Angeles on a bicycle. One of those ideas is commuting to work on an electric-as…

  • May 5, 2011

    The Big Shift

    We all know that Americans are getting older and living longer. But the popular attitude toward the coming age wave is dismay. We're gripped with…

  • Remember Enron? Workers that placed their 401(k) money into company stock not only lost their jobs when the firm went bankrupt, but much of their…

  • Apr 29, 2011

    Paradigm shift

    Is the ghost of Thomas Malthus stalking the global economy? It sure seems like it….

  • There are excellent reasons for choosing to buy a used car (the euphemism these days is "pre-owned vehicle" it sounds classier but let's stick to…