What would be worse for a major U.S. city: Learning that your town will host an upcoming Olympic Games or a large-scale weather disaster, such as can happen with big … Read more →

Have American politics finally become as debauched as the late Roman Empire? A recent exposé by 60 Minutes on Nancy Pelosi’s insider trading activity and the resulting media storm have … Read more →

For some investors this Halloween, a trick instead of a treat was found in their proverbial retirement portfolio bag. Why? Because of the spooky gift supplied to clients via MF … Read more →

The news is in. Manufacturing growth crept to its slowest pace in 20 months with the index of manufacturing activity experiencing its biggest decline since 1984. Payrolls were also shockingly … Read more →

Lost in this weekend’s news about the $700 billion bailout package for the banking industry was a $25 billion loan package for United States auto manufacturers. This package comes at … Read more →

Today was a bad day for trying to reach consensus on the mortgage bailout thanks to House Republicans trying to remember what fiscal conservatism means. After eight years of writing … Read more →

Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced intense scrutiny over their proposed $700B bank bailout today on Capitol Hill (and rightfully so). Let’s take a look at … Read more →

We all know by now that the House of Representatives rejected HR 3997, the $700 billion, poorly constructed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Let’s be clear. This bill was … Read more →