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The Pecora hearings
Apr 21, 2009
It looks like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to push for a comprehensive investigation of the financial crisis. If so, the hearings could be...
New face of retirement or work?
Apr 20, 2009
Our image of retirement is still shaped by the early decades after World War II. The elderly poverty rate plunged thanks to Social Security. Older...
Saving and Investing
Apr 18, 2009
A fun and important video by professor Zvi Bodie of Boston University. He's on a crusade against financial illiteracy. His target this time: The...
Financial planning software
Apr 17, 2009
IProfessor Laurance Kotlikoff of Boston University has wide-ranging interests, studying a number of topics over the years, especially fiscal policy...
The longest depression
Apr 16, 2009
The bursting of the railroad financing bubble in the 1870s led to the depression of 1873 to 1879, the longest in the nation's history. The economy...
Adam Smith on taxes
Apr 15, 2009
April is called the cruelest month. But why? Spring is here, the days are getting longer, the sun feels warmer and, even as far north as the...
For public good, not for profit.
A tax farewell
Apr 15, 2009
Tom Herman has covered the tax beat for the Wall Street Journal since 1993, and he's done a terrific job, a true professional. I have been an avid...
Deflation is here
Apr 15, 2009
The Consumer Price index fell by 0.1% in March. Consumer prices dropped by 0.4% year over year, the first annual decline since August 1955....
Worsening poverty
Apr 12, 2009
The recession is hitting the poor. One indicator is that low-income employees are being handed pink slips at a rapid pace. The unemployment rate of...