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My Credit Woes

Why I am about to lose everything.READ»

The SEC: What's Wrong And How To Fix It

Noted legal expert, Marc Morgenstern speaks his mind in this Selker Leadership interview on what is wrong with the SEC and potentially how it can be fixed, coming to the conclusion that the natural human tendency towards greater regulation is exactly the wrong approach to deliver safety, transparency and liquidity. This is part 1 of a 2 part seriesREAD»

Finance Specials at Brickell Honda in Miami

With the Summer months and “Christmas in July” around the corner, are you considering the purchase of a new automobile? Look no further! Brickell Honda, a leading Honda dealer in Miami, FL, and their companion website ...READ»

Romancing the Dilapidated: What Will Post-Recession Décor Look Like?

Will the financial crisis translate into a discernible new style?READ»

Don’t Waste A Recession!, Top Silicon Valley CFO Speaks Out About the Economy, Madoff and Wall Street Executive Comp Limit

What does a top Silicon Valley CFO have to say about our economic crisis, Bernie Madoff and Wall Street executive compensation caps? Find out in this smart leadership interview with Ken Goldman, a long-term tech CFO with a well-deserved reputation for running one of the tightest financial ships in Silicon Valley. READ»

Financial 2.0 Services Growing, Cocky: "Banks Are Evil" Proclaims Mint CEO

    People around the world are radically changing their attitudes towards saving and spending, and alternative financial services sites are reaping the benefits. That was the message from the young ...READ»

Lending Club and Virgin Money Team Up to Salve the Recession With Social Network Lending

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»

Celebrity Calamity: A Game That Teaches Finance Through Stardom

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»

MyRichUncle is Out of Cash

MyRichUncle was an intriguing startup student loan company with an innovative, white-knight approach when I wrote about them in the 2006 Fast Company 50. When I talked to them, the two 20-something founders seemed cocky, but sincere. ...READ»

Bonuses Versus the Big Picture

2 February 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com   On his ninth day in office, President Obama took a broad swipe at Wall Street, calling the $18.4 billion in bonuses for 2008 "the height of irresponsibility" and ...READ»

Buying a House in Today's Market

Where do you start? My wife and I went to open houses this weekend and are really excited about purchasing a home. Every realtor was all over us trying to get our business. All I want is an honest person. It seems like it is getting ...READ»

Bad Banks? Bad Idea?

30 January 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com Lawmakers are looking for a quick fix for the banking and credit markets. No fix will be clean or easy. Every option comes with big hits to taxpayers, partisan bickering ...READ»

Optimism and Hope

27 January 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com  We're now in the second week of the new Obama administration and his approval ratings are still hovering at a high 68%.  In spite of facing enormous challenges, or more ...READ»

Hennion and Walsh Launches its Newest UIT: The SmartTrust™ Diversified Dividend Trust

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Hennion and Walsh is pleased to announce the introduction of its SmartTrust[TM] Diversified Dividend Trust (2007 Series A), a unit investment trust (UIT) whose objective is to provide investors with the potential for capital appreciation and current dividend income.READ»

The Next Shoe to Drop: Commercial Real Estate

15 January 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com We’re all aware of the calamitous mortgage crisis with consumers loosing their homes, bank foreclosures, the lending freeze and the rapid unraveling of the economy in ...READ»

The Gadget Jobocalypse? Tech Stalwarts are Still Downsizing

Our string of job-related stories may be very timely indeed, particularly advice on what to do if you're laid-off--Motorola, Google, Microsoft and Seagate are all about to do some staff downsizing, or take a serious look at their ...READ»

The Top Jobs for 2009

In 2009, the job market will be full of contrasts: some industries will be eviscerated while others face shortages of workers. The good news is that despite the recession, there are still real jobs to be had. The bad news is that you ...READ»

• Top Jobs 2009
• What Should I Do with My Life, Now?
• Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade
• 7 Essential Steps to Surviving a Post-Layoff Existence
• Where in the World to Find a Job
• Career Advice from Jeff Hicks and Alex Bogusky
• Career Advice from Rick Webb
• Career Advice from Carisa Bianchi
• Career Advice from Jack Kramer
• Career Advice from Eric Feng
• Career Advice from Fokko Wientjes
• Nonprofits? Not a Recessionary Refuge for Job Seekers
• Next-gen Job Sites
• Salary Wizard

Sony To Shed 8,000 Jobs As It Feels the Economic Pinch

The faltering gobal ecomony has affected a pretty big target today--Sony [SNE] has announced a number of measures designed to "strengthen its corporate structure and bolster profitability across the Sony Group." Read: cut costs ...READ»

Survival Pricing

Reed Holden recently wrote this entry in his blog - www.reedholden.wordpress.com  Thought it had some great insight on what to do with pricing during this economic crisis: The Economy, Parking Lots and Survival Pricing I ...READ»

Security Superstore: Tactical Products

Hunting and Firearms Superstore - Armed and Equipped With a wealth of experience and professional capability we are considered a resource outsourcing hunters and shooting as well realworld firearms and security training, ...READ»

Could Service Innovation Help Lead America Out of the Financial Crisis?

Let’s face it: in these violently turbulent times, we all want to know what’s next. Kaihan Krippendorff, who currently consults for Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Wal-Mart, says service innovation will be an important ...READ»

More to Come...The Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet

Of course, we could change... If you think the finance crisis in this country--or the world for that matter--is close to ending, think again... Looking at the level of debt every investing entity has accumulated--from the ...READ»

How the financial meltdown affects high tech

Having worked in the financial sector before moving out west to start-up land, I have been asked several times over the past few days about the impact the financial meltdown will have on high tech. At first, people may think ...READ»

Bloggers Influence And Shape Opinion

October 15th is a day recognized around the world as Blog Action Day.  An annual nonprofit event, this year's 2008 theme is Poverty.  The event's goal is to unite the world's bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, by posting ...READ»

The Cost of New Year's Resolutions

Our omniscient government has a list of the most popular New Year's resolutions.  Ironically, each one inidividually leads to a healthier happier life. A wish list?  Perhaps, but if we the people fulfilled these important ...READ»