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Stimulus: Smarter Spending

Tue Jan 6th, 2009

Guy Bennett

Let’s suppose I own a house worth $1 million, and have an $800,000 mortgage. There’s a brand new Lexus in my garage. It’s leased to own. I also have about $100,000 in credit card bi

Do the Right Thing

Tue Dec 23rd, 2008

Guy Bennett

I received a flood of letters last week -- many of them negative -- about a piece I wrote suggesting that the financial industry needs to be regulated. One man who disagreed with my opinions told me:

Deregulation to Blame for Madoff Fiasco

Tue Dec 16th, 2008

Guy Bennett

Conversations with your father about money are often traumatic. But Mark and Andrew Madoff could hardly have been prepared for the fireside chat they had with their Dad, Bernard Madoff, last week.The

Union-Busting for Big Three

Tue Dec 9th, 2008

Guy Bennett

Unions, like democracy, work perfectly on paper. But both suffer a disconnect between concept and execution. Unions first sprung up in 18th-century Europe when women and children joined armies of poo

In Recession, Security Firms Looking Secure

Tue Dec 2nd, 2008

Guy Bennett

“Black Friday” took on an ominous new meaning last Friday in Long Island, NY, when an agitated mob of bargain-hunters broke down the front door of a Wal-Mart at 4:55 a.m. Jdimytai Damour,

Obama Gives Smart Grid a Jolt

Tue Nov 25th, 2008

Guy Bennett

“One of the most important infrastructure projects that we need is a whole new electricity grid.” - Barack Obama President-Elect Barack Obama must be panicking. He’s just been made

Cell Phones: The Next Advertising Frontier

Fri Nov 21st, 2008

Guy Bennett

It’s hard to believe, but this economic cyclone is going to produce some new winners. Identifying them and getting in early will be lucrative. My advice: Keep an eye on mobile advertising.Globa