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The stock market on Friday shot up like a rocket when word got out that banks, mortgage lenders, and the government will rewrite the subprime, ARM contracts. Then the euphoria disappeared within hours.... keep reading

The Economist is the best written magazine in English. Its articles are not gloom and doomy. So, when a cover story like this one appears, the editorial staff is worried. This is a "Remain calm . . . please!" editorial.... keep reading

There is an attitude toward money that is common. People who have never accumulated a lot of money aren't aware of this.... keep reading

The short-run optimism of stock fund managers is astounding. What we have seen this week is evidence.... keep reading

The fear of broken bucks has spread. When investors find out that a money market fund may "break the buck," they run. This causes the fund to break the buck.... keep reading

This hits the credit markets first. Then it hits employment. Then it hits the general economy. Watch the dominoes fall.... keep reading

On November 27 and 28, the Dow rose by 545 points. Why? Two answers were given by the media. The answers do not inspire confidence.... keep reading

Why we are not out of the sandy Iranian woods.... keep reading

They don't warn you about this when you're 18. Or 30. But they should. Here are a few guidelines.... keep reading

This one is simmering. The mainstream financial press knows it's there, but not many publications are confronting it head-on. But word is slowly trickling out.... keep reading

It will get worse and last longer than people think. And, if there is a recession, worse still.... keep reading

When a small company in Indiana started selling gold coins with an image of Congressman Ron Paul on them, the government moved in, confiscated the coins, confiscated the firm's computers (with the buyers' information), and arrested the owner. How will he pay a lawyer?... keep reading

The extent of the damage has not yet begun to sink in. Here is the grim statistic: the rebound period.... keep reading

A document posted on the website of America's largest bank indicates a new policy: restrictions against transfers of large amounts of money into foreign banks.... keep reading

This had happened only once previously 35 years. It is an ominous sign.... keep reading

When your income is in dollars, and you are living outside the United States, you are in big trouble.... keep reading