My Two Cents

August was brutal in the markets. Imagine getting a call from your Mom, "So, you still think this is a correction?" (Put plenty of disbelief into...

Q: My wife and I had our first child a few months ago. After doing some research, we had all but pulled the trigger on one state's 529 college...

Are the wild gyrations in the market troubling you? Then I'd suggest picking up a copy of "Worry-Free Investing" by finance professor Zvi Bodie of...

Will Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke ciome under criticism for not pricking the residential real estate bubble earlier at this weekend...

Throughout U.S. history, there has been a deep suspicion of banks, especially big banks. A common refrain from the days of Thomas Jefferson and...

The housing market is nowhere near bottom. The Wall Street Journal had a good story on the meltdown in the condominium market on Saturday....

One of my favorite blogs is the ongoing discussion between University of Chicao economist and Nobel laureate Gary Becker and University of Chicago...

Shoud I retire at 62 or wait until I reach full retirement age? It's a question we get all the time....

The Washington Post has a story on how textbook brilliant Wall Street rocket scientists lacking street smarts blew it. Here's what I take is the...

The New York Times has a story delving into the question, how could so many smart people buy so much bad debt. The article makes clear that the...