The past quarter century was a fun one for the American consumer. But after all that borrowing and spending, consumers have re-discovered the benefits of thrift and prudence. This is good news for pe

If you think you’re immune to the machinations of the credit-card industry, think again. Read every communication like it’s your very first one. I recently got a preferred customer 0% APR

Today, with Halloween behind us, I imagine that over-sugared families across America are putting away their costumes and decorations and are now looking ahead to Thanksgiving.It seems an appropriate

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Yesterday, in Unregulated Credit Card Rates Are Breaking Down Consumers, I wrote "If ever there were screams of "Please regulate me," these actions by First Premier and Citigroup (C) m

Old habits die-hard and die-hard habits rarely get old. Case in point this past weekend as Bobby rocked the Beacon, the Raiders took a spanking (New York teams have outscored Oakland 82-7 this season

Editor's note: This article was written by Michelle Leder, who combs through SEC filings for nuggets of interesting details for her blog, Footnoted.org.There have been lots of stories lately about so

Old school Minyans might recognize the title of this column. It was used in January 2005 after a spiritual awakening in Arizona. When I walked into the desert that day, I operated from a place of fin

Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things th

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