Ah, the Christmas season. The hustle, the bustle, the inevitable familial strife over whether everyone can afford exchanging gifts this year.While most folks are preparing for the holidays by weighin

Recently, the government’s Pay Czar, Kenneth Feinberg, “suggested” that outgoing Bank of America (BAC) CEO Ken Lewis should take home $0 in salary for 2009, and receive a bonus of e

Here are few thoughts on the top of my mind as I saddle up for another Tuesday struggl:.1. I keep reading commentary dismissing the importance of the ongoing drop in the dollar. The general argument

Pre-paying for college sounds like a great idea. But is it really possible? If you live in a state that currently offers a pre-paid plan (See List of States Offering Pre-Paid College Plans), you may

Bank of America (BAC) CEO Ken Lewis, the Georgia State grad who hailed from small town Mississippi, finally earned his spot among the ego-driven Ivy League MBAs of Wall Street last year. He had tried

"For starting pitchers we have two Dominicans, one Italian, one Mexican and one Japanese. In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Loui

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.I can calc

As the Watergate scandal boiled in November 1973, President Richard Nixon declared in a nationally televised speech, “I am not a crook.” We know how that one turned out. So, you’d t

“Put on a coat, or you’ll catch a cold.” I can still hear my mother saying those words, and I thought she was crazy. Now I’m not so sure. My wife sent me outside last nig

Falling gasoline prices have pounded hybrid auto sales, but don’t expect Congress to notice - or care. Fewer buyers are willing to pay a premium of several thousand dollars for a gas-electric h