The Audacity to Change
Obama, like Kennedy, needs to overcome the dubious counsel of his own advisers, this time both economic and military. The president needs to listen to other voices, including his own.
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Why Financial Literacy is a Mirage
What makes financial literacy such an attractive goal today? One benefit is that it deflects attention from reforming financial services.
A Systemic Risk Regulator and a Compensation Tsar? Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke Must Be Kidding
With the announcement of record Wall Street bonus pools and rising credit card fees, it is time to sit back and see where we go from here.
Watch Out for the Turkeys!
Regarded as the more conspicuous economic turkeys, those who have openly signaled the death of the recession, are President Obama, Ben Bernanke and Warren Buffett. Likewise, an editorial turkey is Newsweek.
Happy Halloween: Pay Curbs are a Trick on the Taxpayer, Not a Treat
The new pay regulations are ostensibly designed to try to align the financial incentives of managers with the longer-term performance of their firms. This measure reeks of bogus populism.
2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington
If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.
Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His
When it comes to dealing with Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief.
Bernanke Solves the Wrong Deficit
Ironically, the recession has been good for our trade deficit. We can't buy as much and don't have as much money to spend. But it can't last and we don't want it to.
Dodd's Bill Protects Customers From Abusive Overdraft Fees
Ninety percent of bank overdraft fees happen to only ten percent of checking account holders, comprising those people who are also the most vulnerable.
The Best and Worst Economic Forecasts of All Time
Perhaps the most inaccurate and inept economic forecast of all time was delivered relatively recently by Ben Bernanke who n October '05 said, "There's no housing bubble to go bust"
Sacrificing to the Volcano God
Hundreds of years ago the Incas would sacrifice virgins to appease their Volcano God. The Gods (the banks) and the methods (bailouts) may have changed, but the tradition remains.
Where's Our Money?
Before Ben Bernanke is reconfirmed for a second term, we think the Senate and American public should know who got the $2 trillion the Federal Reserve has lent out over the last two years.
It's Time to Teach Children About Money
I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.
Sorkin On What Happened After Lehman
New York Times' reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin's excerpt microscopically examines the actions of some key regulatory and Wall Street players, in this case during the period immediately after Lehman failed.
Doom, the Rerun
With a few exceptions, the Lehman coverage consisted of the usual anniversary fare, from the pedestrian where-are-they-now stories to the handwringing what-have-we-learned pieces.
Bernanke to Housing Market: Please Don't Drop Dead
Uncle Sam has to ease out of banking, autos and all the programs authorized under the Obama stimulus bill without either starving the recovery or feeding inflation.
Recession Over? You Gotta Be Kidding!
President Obama is hardly alone in claiming that things are now stable, although numerous skeptics suggest such cheerful tidings should be taken with a heavy grain of salt.
Fed Meeting: What's on Bernanke's Mind?
Just because Bernanke said that the recession is "technically over," that doesn't mean that consumers are feeling too swell or that Fed policy will shift. Here's what I think is on Bernanke's mind right now.
Uncle Sam's Not-So-Graceful Exit from Real Estate
The Fed and the Treasury have to take the training wheels off the wobbly financial system without tipping it back into chaos.
Time to Change Bernanke's Medication? Secret White House letter to G-20
The technical policy conflict between the Obama and EU plans reflects a deep difference in the answer to a crucial question: Whose recession is it, anyway?
Size Matters: Why the Obama Administration is Wrong About Wall Street Pay
Just a year ago, it seemed plausible that our government would do the obvious: bring the hammer down on sky-high salaries and bonuses, which clearly had no economic justification.
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