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Your bank and mutual fund can legally share information with each other regarding your finances. You can send one letter and get them to cease doing this. Here is what you need to do.... keep reading

In an amazing turnaround, Jim Cramer announces the demise of the dollar as a result of Bush's deficits. He does so in a glossy upscale magazine aimed at urban sophisticates.... keep reading

There have been only three departures of FED Chairman in the past 27 years. Each of these was followed by a crisis. Will it happen again? One prominent analyst thinks so. Here, I examine his arguments.... keep reading

Michael Masterson, the marketing master teacher, tells of big changes at P&G, a multi-billion dollar firm. It is increasing its commitment to direct-response advertising.... keep reading

In the second half of his article, the author points to a worldwide recession coming as a result of America's housing collapse and rising interest rates. The problem is, what he says of America could also be said of China.... keep reading

When a newspaper published under the authority of the Chinese Communist Party runs an article like this one, we can assume that this outlook for the world economy is considered plausible in Asia.... keep reading

When all markets move in the same direction, the markets have moved into the realm of mystery. What is spooking investors?... keep reading

An effective job application resumé has these two parts: the cover letter and the list of your previous accomplishments. But this must be part of a wider job application strategy. A stand-alone resumé will almost never work. Here is what does work.... keep reading

The Refco scandal might have produced the ultimate financial disaster: a gridlocked payments system. That it happened at all reminds us: we are betting our lives on the division of labor, which rests on accounting. The accountants failed.... keep reading

It is clear that the U.S. government is panicked over the threat of the jump of the virus to humans.... keep reading

Is the FED's concern about the housing bubble reflected by its current monetary policy, and if it is, then what does this say about immediate future of stocks and bonds?... keep reading

I am not giving medical advice. I am providing personal testimony, based on a discussion I had with a biologist 15 years ago. My grandmother, a 1918 flu survivor, tipped me off 40 years ago to a self-defense home remedy. I plan to use it. And others. But most important.... keep reading

The gold/silver ratio is down, meaning that silver is doing really well. What this means for metals next week.... keep reading

October 6 was a bad day for conventional investors, good for us skeptics. Stocks are falling despite official good news.... keep reading

There was a pre-Greenspan rule of the stock market that enabled savvy investors to avoid major market reversals and crashes. The experts no longer honor that rule. But the stock market will, and maybe has already begun.... keep reading

If you're ever in Centerville, Tennessee.... keep reading