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I'm the first to confess that dealing with kids and money is difficult. And I'm sure you come to Minyanville looking for well-researched and thoughtful articles on difficult issues. Sadly, this artic

If you listen closely, you can almost hear “Gentlemen, start your chainsaws,” as regulators and politicians in Washington begin to contemplate the fate of our “too big to fail&rdquo

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Even though we brace for the worst, when the unemployment numbers are announced each month, it’s hard not to be shocked. With the news on Friday that the unemployment rate is now at 10.2%, no o