Where I tell Tim Rutten to get a 401k education
Tim Rutten’s appallingly ignorant editorial in today’s LA Times is the reason no one should rely upon a single mainstream source for their information. Rutten’s contention that the 401k plan…
Read moreWill Democrats Kill Your 401k?
The short answer is NO. But if you follow news about 401k plans, you might find some pretty scary headlines like this one or this one, where the writers contend…
Read more13 Minutes Could Save Your Retirement
Please watch this. Please pay close attention to the point, which is that the mistakes John McCain made in the Keating Five scandal are the very same mistakes he’s making…
Read moreFannie Mae’s Rise and Fall
Interesting history of the pressures and difficulties of being Fannie Mae from the New York Times. Shortly after he became chief executive, Mr. Mudd traveled to the California offices of…
Read moreChallenge to Republicans and Progressive Democrats
You defeated the compromise. Now fix it. Come up with a solution to this problem other than watching most of us in the middle class lose everything we’ve worked for.…
Read moreDodd Refines Bailout Rules
Senator Dodd has done a pretty good job of fixing what was wrong with Paulson’s proposal. Here’s the PDF summary, and here’s the PDF text. High points: Transparency: Establishment of…
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