Too many people around the world are suffering because they're not getting the help they need. And donations to worthy causes suffer from the high costs of marketing, donor fatigue, and successive emergencies as we saw with Pakistan's floods following the quake in Haiti. That's why I'm excited about SwipeGood.READ»
Instead of fighting about consumer protections verses consumer demand, we should collectively aspire to create world-class financial freedom in America. It is good for people, it is good for business, and it's darn patriotic.READ»
Wyndham Capital Mortgage is one of the premier lending organizations in the United States and sets the industry standard for customer service and loan process with advanced technology and unparalleled customer service, which creates one of the best client experiences in the industry.READ»
One of the biggest advantages of Internet is that it considerably simplifies many routine operations, making it possible to access a variety of banking services online.READ»
Thinking about going back to school for a new career? It's a tempting option during tough economic times. But if your career path doesn’t work out as planned, your resulting debts may end up limiting your options instead of widening ...READ»
Yes, Canada has a housing bubble, in fact a humongous housing bubble! Yet the Canadian government who created the bubble wouldn't acknowledge it. For those who don't know CMHC is a crown corporation which mandate is to make housing ...READ»
By now, you probably already know your behavior on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook can get you fired, evicted, and even arrested--but what about your friends' behavior?
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Water is like liquid gold in drought-stricken areas of Africa, so it's no surprise to learn water conflict and corruption is common. Safaricom's M-PESA system of cell phone cash transfer, originally released in 2007, could help quell ...READ»
For those of us with less-than-perfect credit in Miami, that is the question we dread when we come to a car dealership. Anyone who has looked into buying a car knows the drill- before this question is asked, it seems as if low ...READ»
Credit card companies are canceling your account. Student loans, home mortgages, and auto loans are all getting harder to obtain, and the big bank where I have an account is insolvent; how about yours?
Starting today, ...READ»
Here's a new approach to teaching financial literacy: a video game in which you play the business manager of a free-spending celebrity, trying to satisfy her wish list while keeping her out of the red.
The game is no World of ...READ»
Arrogance will never die of course, but hopefully the last few months have set it back a pinch.
The Wall Street Journal had a remarkable piece this past weekend on the banking boom and bust of Iceland. An entire economy - currency ...READ»
America has collectively awakened to a crisis. Fear and a bunker mentality have choked consumer spending. It seems bad news makes people act even more conservatively, which makes things worse, which makes for more bad news. Most of ...READ»
To intervene or not to intervene. That is the raging debate on our satellites. That is the raging debate around our water coolers. ‘Let them fail!’ or “They are too big to fail.’ But it is far deeper and more subtle than ...READ»
There is a new drugstore test called the E.G.T. (Early Government Test). You pee on a stick. If the lines appear, you are no longer living in a free market.
Of course, it may be a temporary condition. A few months of ...READ»
The churning of the press in the last few weeks has at least been good for something. If there were any doubt before, none now should remain. Our national conversation about our economic woes is shockingly devoid of an original voice. ...READ»
The moves of our Federal Reserve and Treasury in the last few weeks are gigantic in scope. Decades from now students will study 2008 when the financial markets changed, when the relationship between the government and the private ...READ»
With the speed of a thunderstorm and the force of a glacier, the massive deleveraging of global markets is reshaping the face of American finance. The venerable system of Wall Street investment banks was carved from the map in a ...READ»
