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  • May 23, 2009

    Credit card reform

    Thank you, Washington. That's not exactly a phrase many people are sending toward our elected representatives these days. But it's an appropriate…

  • The federal government appears to be everywhere when it comes to the economy. It's actively shoring up the banking system, weighing in on executive…

  • The American economy has long relied on a well-educated workforce to fuel innovation, the lifeblood of any modern economy. Yet America's edge in…

  • May 19, 2009

    How to save more

    I got a note the other day from Henry "Bud" Hebeler. He runs the financial website analyzenow.com. Bud's advice is always good. In his note he said…

  • New legislation will limit the ability of credit card companies to impose certain fees, ban some practices and impose greater openness and…

  • May 13, 2009

    Education reform

    Anyway who is geneuinely worried about inequality, poverty, equality of opportunity and economic growth has to focus on two primary issues:…

  • An important new study looks into homeownership, minorities and immigrants over the past decade and a half. In Through Boom and Bust: Minorities,…

  • The earned-income tax credit is the country's most successful and largest anti-poverty program for working families. For instance, the EITC is…

  • May 11, 2009

    Intangible assets

    A sign of the increasing importance of intangible assets in the economy?…

  • The job loss number is still a big number. It only looks good compared to the past 6 months. It does seem to confirm other signs that not only has…