From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Are You On Financial Track?

August 24th, 2009

It appears (knock on wood) this brutal recession may finally be coming to an end.  As we let out a collective sigh of relief, many people are starting to poke their heads up and ask, “Am I on Financial Track?”  Here are some rough rules of thumb that you can use to benchmark your progress [...]

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Forget Mad Men, It’s Time for Mad Women

August 14th, 2009

American society is systematically encouraging women to give up financial control. Now that I have your attention, let me share the evidence… Exhibit A:  The Princess Problem – you are what you get USA Today Contributor Laura Vanderkam recently wrote a must-read Op-Ed entitled “The Princess Problem.” The crux of Laura’s argument is that there [...]

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The New American Consumer: Traumatized or Tamed?

August 8th, 2009

While reading a recent Washington Times article I was struck by this quote: “Americans were more traumatized by this recession than any in the past 80 years,” said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group. “They suffered historic losses in personal wealth and watched helplessly as employers were firing workers at a [...]

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