Financial Reflections

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Financial Five, Friday March 20th

By admin • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Government, Investing

Divorces, pitchforks, and bears, oh my! It’s another crazy week. Here’s this week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.



Financial Five, Friday March 6th

By admin • Mar 6th, 2009 • Category: Government, Investing, Jobs, Scams, foreclosure

This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.



GM and Citigroup: Two Stocks That Tell The Tale

By admin • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: Cars, Economy, Government, Investing

It’s funny how a story can be told in just a few pictures. In this case, two stock charts can sum up the recession. GM actually questioned it’s own ability to survive today, leaving Chevy owners like Green Bay Packer fans after Brett Favre was traded. It was a great run, but you knew an era was over.



Financial Five, January 23, 2009

By admin • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: Economy, Financial Five, frugal

This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.  Still, little good news in the economy with layoffs and retailers in jeopardy.

How frugal are you?  GLB Guy at Gather Little by little says he’s sort of frugal.  The post outlines all [...]



If You’re so Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?

By admin • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: Entrepreneurship, Goals, Income, Jobs, Net Worth, Success

You’re smart. Chances are you’re pretty darn good looking to. But odds are you aren’t rich. We all know some half-wit who’s rolling in dough right? So why aren’t you?



Will There be an Obama Bounce?

By admin • Jan 20th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Government, Jobs

Barack Obama is in a pretty nice spot right now. He’s got all the adulation of a well-liked president, the respect of a proven leader and the millions of fans of a rock star. But when he officially takes the title of “president” and citizens wake up the next day still unemployed, how will the economy react?



Financial Five: January 9th, 2008

By admin • Jan 9th, 2009 • Category: Economy, Investing, Jobs

This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social financial news site Afternoon Rally and other sites around the web.



Financial Five: January 2, 2009

By admin • Jan 2nd, 2009 • Category: Financial Five, Investing, Real Estate

My weekly roundup of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other sites around the web.  This week, it’s a look back and a look ahead for the first Friday of the New Year.

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Financial Five: December 19th, 2008

By admin • Dec 19th, 2008 • Category: Financial Five, Investing, Jobs, frugal

Five financial stories that caught my attention, as found on Afternoon Rally, a social financial news site. You can  join Afternoon Rally and submit stories you like or just take a look at the latest headlines and video feeds. You never know, a story you submit or vote on, might end up profiled in the Financial Five.

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How to Choose The Right Financial Planner (Video)

By admin • Dec 18th, 2008 • Category: Investing

The mess created by investment advisor Bernie Madoff has many individual investors wondering how they can protect themselves.  So many people (including a Nobel Prize winner) were taken in by the guy, how is someone to choose a financial planner who won’t rip them off?
Here’s a great video from AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney that [...]