The Obama administration is busy touting the burgeoning success of its mortgage modification program. Unfortunately, it’s a farce: Out of one side of his mouth, the President touts a dedic

Last Thursday, I received an email concerning debt deflation from David Meier, associate adviser at the MotleyFool.David asked if I had any comments on his article Debt-deflation: Just the beginning?

Reality, it appears, is a dish Washington believes is best served, never.Late Friday evening, long after most Americans had shut off their computer screens and turned their attention to more importan

Japan has gone through two lost decades, in and out of deflation, with nothing to show for it but increasing debt to GDP and a stock market still 70% below its peak.Now, Richard Koo of Nomura Researc

US Democratic Representative from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, is talking to Bill Moyers about the state of the economy. She claims it's a Financial Coup D'Etat.It's a lengthy interview, about 20 minutes, but

We should have known this would end horribly. The first "red" flag was the administration inventing a job called Pay Czar.There's a reason the communists whacked the last legitimate Czar an

Cheap, out-of-the-money options are sometimes referred to as lottery tickets because of the long odds but potential high payoff that comes with their purchase. With options set to expire today, there

Anniversaries abound. Friday saw the most somber, and a spooky statistic eight years after infamy. Last week also marked six months since most major markets bottomed; their subsequent gain of almost

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Extract some equity to finance needed home repairs and knock $300 off my monthly mortgage payment at the same time. But it’s now five months and counting

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer