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Jun
17

McKinsey on Banking

What’s next for US banks — The McKinsey Quarterly — What’s next for US banks — Financial Services — Banking [http://www.
Jun
17

Young Money

Good Idea, Bad Execution [http://www.younginvestor.com/]. Good Idea, Better Execution [http://www.yourmoneycounts.com/yfc].
Jun
16

I’ll have some eggs, milk, and a mortgage please

An Ad for a mortgage I found at a supermarket chain’s checkout counter Ralphs [http://www.ralphs.com/Pages/
1 min read
Jun
15

A Lack of Innovation?

What if our current economic crisis was not just caused by poorly designed financial markets, but by a lack of
1 min read
Jun
13

The Fat Tail by Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat

The Fat Tail’s central argument is that businesses rarely forecast and prepare for political risks as well as they
1 min read
Jun
11

Financial Fix

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the focus has been on better accounting for risk, better matching employee pay
1 min read
Jun
09

Save Money, Move in Together

Nation’s Girlfriends Unveil New Economic Plan: ‘Let’s Move In Together’ [http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nations_girlfriends_
Jun
09

Smart Grid 101

A great overview of the promises and challenges presented by smart grid technology [http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.
Jun
08

The Fed: Financial Pillar or Corrupt Corporate Killer?

From an article comparing what Obama has done to what McCain might have done, an insightful (and factual rather than
1 min read
Jun
06

The Perils of Paying for Handholding

A financial adviser on selling during a market decline: > “They know that in hindsight, it wasn’t the best
1 min read