Dec 09 Good Ideas to Save the Economy Can Have Bad Unintended Consequences By Elizabeth Shell Name: Fred Damato Question: Would this work to jump start the economy? Give all citizens (with incomes up to $250,000) the option to withdraw some or all of their retirement savings tax free if they pay all cash for a… Continue reading
Dec 08 Looking To the Past To See the Future: More Anxiety May Await Us By Elizabeth Shell Name: Sophia Shelko Question: What does the future hold for people that have lost or have been victims of this economic crisis? An example: those who faced foreclosures of their homes and had their credit ruined. Paul Solman: If the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Paul Solman Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die?… Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Elizabeth Shell Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die? Sadly,… Continue reading
Dec 03 Unemployment Verdict: Worse Than it Appears By Elizabeth Shell The verdict on today's unemployment numbers is unequivocal. Conservative economist Peter Morici writes: "Terrible! Only 39,000 new jobs created is awful. After we back out health care and social services, which are largely government funded, the private sector… Continue reading
Dec 03 Unemployment Figures: Worse Than They Appear By Paul Solman The verdict on today's unemployment numbers is unequivocal. Conservative economist Peter Morici writes: "Terrible! Only 39,000 new jobs created is awful. After we back out health care and social services, which are largely government funded, the… Continue reading
Dec 03 Breaking Down the November Unemployment Numbers By Elizabeth Shell Unemployment rose little in November, with the official rate edging up slightly from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent. The government's broadest measure of unemployment stayed steady at 17 percent. This figure includes the unemployed plus all who are only marginally… Continue reading
Dec 02 Tips for Help With Your Home Loan Modification By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Ben Roman Question: I am having a problem with trying to… Continue reading
Dec 02 Tips and Where to Go For Help With Your Home Loan Modification By Elizabeth Shell Name: Ben Roman Question: I am having a problem with trying to get a modification loan for my home which may soon be going into foreclosure. Where and to whom should I go to ask for assistance? Paul Solman: For… Continue reading
Dec 01 Million Dollar Question: How Can 'Europe' Bail Out 'Europe'? By Paul Solman I'm OK, EuroK? Maybe not. Here's an Australian parody video of what you might call "EuroK thinking." It's making the rounds in Europe at the moment. (The link was sent by a friend in Spain.)… Continue reading