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Archive for November, 2007

It’s Time for Generation X to Grow Up

Last week MSNBC had an interesting article titled For Gen X, Time to Grow Up and Get a Broker. This generation had a somewhat negative image when we were kids, but as the article points out, most of us in this generation have outgrown that image and moved on to be at successful points in […]

The Bright Side of the Declining Dollar

If you have paid any attention to the economy or financial markets over the past year, you’re probably aware of the fact that the U.S. dollar has been sinking relative to most foreign currencies. While the effects of the declining dollar can be felt here at home, it has a greater impact in the global […]

Friday Finance Findings for November 9th

Does your yard look like this? Ours does, and I don’t think I can see a single blade of grass. It is a carpet of leaves. So, it looks like a long weekend of raking, mulching, and burning. I love living in the middle of nowhere, but the spring and fall requires a lot […]

Poll: Do Mortgage Bailouts Encourage Irresponsibility and Punish Prudent Borrowers?

Ever since the announcements began coming out that there were going to be some bailouts to help the mortgage “crisis”, I’ve been a bit ticked off, and according to a recent Yahoo! Finance article, I’m not alone.
An Absurd Example
The article talks about one common example that I find absurd:
For example, one subprime borrower had a […]