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Today I heard an interesting blurb on the radio talking about famous people who have filed for bankruptcy.  I was only able to catch the tail end of the segment, but the names I did hear caught me by surprise.  Many of these people have gone on to be very successful either in business, entertainment, [...]

Starting today, and each Saturday going forward, I’m going to feature a new blog post called “The Weekend Fix”.  The Weekend Fix will spotlight 5 of the top articles I’ve read over the previous week and feel are worth sharing with all of my readers.  Hopefully you find these articles insightful and fun.

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Recently I had a good friend call me for some financial advise about credit card debt.  I’m not going to try and claim that I’m a certified financial planner, but I’m not afraid to offer my financial opinion.  My friend has run into a situation that has become very common place among many Americans, mounting [...]

What would you do if your neighbor came rolling up to your house, driving a brand new Ferrari, and asked to borrower 100 bucks because he is broke.  I’m willing to bet you’d tell him to go fly a kite.  The analogy could be drawn to the big 3 auto manufacturers that were pleading their [...]

With all of the heat being brought down on CEO’s of late, it appears that some of them are taking a hint.  The American public outrage over top executive pay at many of the countries largest firms has been fierce.  Frustration levels couldn’t get higher after watching corporate leaders take millions of dollars in bonus [...]

All the buzz in the media lately has been focused on alternative fuel and renewable energy sources. Wind farms have become a household phrase and Nuclear is no longer a dirty word.  The race is on to see who can devise the next major source of energy for our country and everyone from politicians to [...]

Tomorrow starts a fresh day on capitol hill and it’s widely expected to bring a fresh set of bailout talk.  Congress is about to begin debating a bailout for the big 3 automakers, Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Clearly there’s a need for funds to keep the cash strapped companies from closing their doors, but should [...]

It’s been one week since the election and it doesn’t look like there’s been any magic fix to the faltering economy;  once we had a new president wasn’t everything suppose to be better?  If you believed that, welcome back to reality. From the gym to the office, there isn’t a single person who doesn’t [...]

Today it was announced that the $700 billion dollar bailout plan is going to take a new direction.  Forget about the pitch Treasury department head Paulson gave to Congress and the American Public about buying mortgage assets from banks, the game has changed.  Originally the plan was called T.A.R.P which stands for Troubled Asset Relief [...]