March Madness Hits Main Street

March Madness Hits Main Street

By Jeff

Maybe the officiating in NCAA March Madness is starting to spillover a little into the rest of the world. This article describes efforts this month of a tax initiative to “help mainstreet” lead by Walmart, Target and other large retailers… Really, Walmart claims they’re going to help Main St! Stop Whining Walmart! If you read…

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Who is this Fed? And why is he always messing with my money?

Who is this Fed? And why is he always messing with my money?

By Andrew

In my last post we took a look at an interesting set of relationships that ultimately led to financial crisis. Each party (investors, homeowners, lenders, etc.) shares some portion of the blame. The system ultimately proved to be on an unstable foundation that crumbled when it came under duress. Where Do we Look For Help!?…

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Who Do We Blame For Economic Downturn!?

Who Do We Blame For Economic Downturn!?

By Andrew

From the beginning of the last decade and through to 2008, the economy seemed to be moving like an unstoppable force.  2008 changed the view of economics in the USA and throughout the world.  Two full years later and we’re still discussing what just happened.  Who is at fault?  And perhaps more importantly, what happens…

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Personal Finance for Main St

When residents of Main St look for news on how the economy is performed that day, it's often reported in terms of how the "Dow" or the S&P 500 performed that day. So what is the Dow? Ditto for the S&P 500?

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