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Archive for February, 2009

Private Jets and Vegas: Hardly Decadent

February 28th, 2009
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We all want efficiency and frugality. But banning productive means of travel and big business meetings isn’t the answer.

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Financial Gurus: They’re Only Human

February 28th, 2009
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Do not look to financial gurus for miracles. The markets are so erratic and complex that the future is unknowable.

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Dirty Work: Dealing With Air Pollution

February 28th, 2009
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Carbon releases into our atmosphere have both health and economic costs. But how should they be reduced?

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Advice for Uncertain Times

February 28th, 2009
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We can’t know what the future holds for the economy. But some advice holds true in any economic climate.

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More Lessons From the Financial Crisis

February 28th, 2009
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The past 15 months have been the most upsetting time of many investors’ lives. Here’s what we should have learned.

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Lessons from a Very Bad Year

February 28th, 2009
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Efficient market theory, buy and hold, and trust in government all failed us in 2008. Let’s hope we learned something.

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Bail Out Detroit – Now

February 28th, 2009
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The American auto companies need a bailout from us taxpayers, and they need it ASAP. Here’s why.

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Change? To Washington? Ha!

February 28th, 2009
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I haven’t heard a single word from Timothy F. Geithner, the new secretary of the Treasury, that suggests he will be any different than his boss, Mr. Paulson.

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Reflate the Economy – Now

February 28th, 2009
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It’s a matter of extreme urgency that world governments enact extremely stimulative policies as soon as possible.

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How to Ruin Your Morning

February 28th, 2009
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Ignorance sometimes really is bliss, especially when it comes to looking at your portfolio. The silver lining is that we can learn from our mistakes.

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