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POLL: Top Legislative Issues

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

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The next bubble

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Ever heard of a guy named Thomas Friedman (www.thomaslfriedman.com)? Best known for writing The World is Flat, but more recently for saying the next big economic bubble following the internet bust is the financial bust. He may be right.
Obama is changing the rules – and there are rules on the money coming down from the [...]

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A-ROD to Racinos

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

What do you care more about - A-ROD using steroids or TARP funds being used to pay dividends? These have both been in the headlines this week - equally weighted. One reporter even asked President Obama his thoughts about A-ROD at the stimulus news conference! As you know, there is an unwritten rule that says [...]

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Survey Says

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

With a brutal economy, one might say it’s time to pull the reigns tighter and hold back on excessive spending. But recent polls are shedding light on certain expenses Americans feel are “impossible to live without.” From haircuts to internet access and satellite t.v., many victims of this economy refuse to give up certain luxuries.

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Got Money?

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

You’re probably reading this at work. A lot of folks should be happy they have jobs right now. There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty in most of our professional lives - (especially if you subscribe to the LIFO theory of layoffs - Last In, First Out). We are fortunate in that most of [...]

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