Wall Street Bonus Update

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

I attended the February 23rd press conference held by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli where he announced that Wall Street bonuses tallied at least $20.3 billion in 2009 and industry profits could exceed $55 billion for the year - nearly three times the previous record. While a blogger ...

Links: Best Charity Comparison Websites

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

With the recent natural disasters and also economic recession, many people are being extra careful to make sure their donations go as far as possible. Earlier this month, BusinessWeek ran an article Philanthropy: Rethinking How to Give which did a good job exploring the many websites now available to ...

Irrational Exuberance & The Roots of Our Economic Problems

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Have you received a bonus this year? Or, are you one of the millions who are unemployed at this time? There has been so much hype about company bonuses in the last year that this country seems to have become an anti-bonus citizenry. Sure, I agree that companies being ...

CNNMoney rates Credit.com as one of the best websites for personal finance questions

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

A credit score has become more important than ever when it comes to things like trying to get an auto loan or better mortgages rates.And, with credit tightening, lenders are looking for people with higher credit scores as they try to limit the risks involved with letting consumers borrow ...

Understanding Your Credit Card

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

When something is misunderstood the results can be catastrophic. Misunderstandings usually come with miscommunication and it could’ve been avoided. If you do not understand your credit card you will end up hating every minute of having it but if you know that understanding something as valuable as your ...

Work-based safety net without any work

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

The New York Times article: Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs foretells a future of joblessness for former middle-class workers caught in the current great recession. Call them the new poor: people long accustomed to the comforts of middle-class life who are now relying on public assistance for the ...