It's time to devote another column to answering your e-mails, because I know the readers below aren't alone in worrying about their investments and wondering how to keep their credit reports clean. ...more

July 27, 2008

Charities are bracing for a decline in donations as the faltering economy takes its toll on pocketbooks nationwide. ...more

July 19, 2008

Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. ...more

July 3, 2008

Cutting back. It's what we've been hearing about over the last few months. Airline companies and the financial industry are doing it. But are you? ...more

June 29, 2008

Fred Palensar of Holiday wants Social Security and Medicare returned to own funds and out of federal general fund. ...more

June 4, 2008

You don't have a say in setting gas prices. You certainly can't force the real estate market to bounce back. And you cannot control a flagging stock market. ...more

May 18, 2008

I've talked a lot about the anxiety that money causes. But this is a very relevant topic, with what's happening in the financial markets. Housing prices are crazy - stock prices, crazier. And although the government is trying to step in and lend a hand, even it is at a bit of a loss when it comes to finding a solution. ...more

May 11, 2008

We are aiding economies worldwide from the many military bases we have all over the world. The president now wishes to build another base in Iraq. Some of those who are running in 2008 support this same policy. We must have congressional over sight on the military industrial complex. We must close many bases overseas, many over 50 years old. These many bases could just as well be located in the United States, aiding the states where they are relocated. ...more

February 4, 2008

A rogue trader who cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion by making bad stock market bets was taken into custody Saturday for questioning, judicial officials said. ...more

January 27, 2008

This is a time of year when we make promises of self-betterment that we have little intention of keeping. ...more

January 2, 2008