Here in Florida one of those collective events you feel compelled to attend at some point is the annual 24 Hours of Disney. That trauma-inducing infusion of Disney magic runs …
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In the latest financial scandal to come to light, five of the world’s biggest banks are settling charges of currency manipulation. Those banks included JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, which ended …
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It may be a bit cheeky to point at a company with $500 billion in annual sales and, by some measures, still the biggest company in America and ask the …
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One of the hard facts that becomes immediately apparent when you look at financial surveys is that most people are poor. In a candid look at the average American’s net …
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What caused the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia that killed 7 people will likely turn out to be an engineer going 106 mph on a curve rated for 50 mph. No …
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It would be pretty easy to write the script for a hedge fund manager or brokerage analyst going on one of the cable business shows. First, point to one of …
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Any way you measure it, America is undergoing a religious transformation. With religious conflict and terrorism fueling wars around the world, a larger percentage of Americans are no longer identifying …
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Normally you don’t have to tell people they’re living on the edge of financial disaster; most already know and are trying desperately not to think about it. The reason those …
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Being in the real estate industry in 2005 made it easy to see the housing crash coming. What drove it home for me was how many times respectable agents would …
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One thing you can count right around this time of year is a series of gloomy economic forecasts. There’s a reason one of the stock market’s favorite witticisms is “sell …