Should an American Lead the IMF Following Sex Scandal? Odds-Makers Taking Bets Already

May 18, 2011

Following the shocking allegations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn and being hauled off a plane, arrested and denied bail, he now resides under suicide watch awaiting trial.  Apparently, he won’t have the benefit of diplomatic immunity and his ambitions for the next leader of France have obviously been greatly diminished.  On to his replacement…There’s been plenty of […]

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You Won’t Believe What Health Insurance DOES and DOESN’T Cover

May 15, 2011

The NYTimes recently did a nice job of boiling down the data from the Labor Department spelling out what types of services and procedures are generally covered by Health Insurance and which ones aren’t.  This is an interesting chart in that it may shed some light on your plan and how yours stacks up against […]

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How to Get a Snowblower for 1/3 The Price This Winter

May 11, 2011

This is real simple, but it works.  Because my neighbors are doing it and we’re always discussing how to save money.  3 neighbors that get along simply bought a nice snowblower together.  They all have each others’ garage codes and whenever it snows, they rotate and take the thing around and hit all three driveways.  […]

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A Question for all you Communications Majors…

May 9, 2011

Like clockwork, the regurgitated article on newly minted college grads with 6-figure debt are flying again.  You can always count on this old standby from CNN, Yahoo, and the like.  Recently, it was HuffingtonPost with a similar tale (here).  What is consistent across all these solemn tales is usually a naive Communications major.  It’s rare […]

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State by State Gas Price Map…and a Friendly Reminder

May 5, 2011

Here’s a nifty map of current gas prices by state.  I always love seeing visual displays of things like income, unemployment rates, cigarette consumption or any other random statistic by state and then try to contemplate explanations for the trends.  I have no authoritative commentary to offer here, but you may enjoy this map nonetheless […]

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Alternative Investments

May 2, 2011

Most investors are familiar with the common asset classes in the marketplace today. Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are the traditional assets that most investors have heard about. They are recommended by websites, magazines, and financial professionals. If you checked the retirement accounts of most investors, most of them would be invested in these three […]

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