When the big banks crashed our economy, froze credit markets, and put the entire global economy on the brink, our government responded by giving the very banks that caused the…
Chris Poindexter
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Everyday millions of Americans head off to work with the illusion that they’ll still have a job at the end of the day. In fairness, the odds are in their…
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In the three-steps-forward-two-steps-back world of any new disruptive technology, Bitcoin has been experiencing the steps back over the past week. It started late in the first week of February, when…
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In the years prior to the housing crash, builders were getting silly with the size of houses. Even in relatively modest neighborhoods, it was not unusual to find homes that…
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If there was a bright side to the recession of 2008/2009, it was that Americans shed billions in debt, at least temporarily. Consumers just stopped spending and paid down their…
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Back in the early 90s, I presented the keynote address at a National Association of Broadcasters meeting in Orlando. I said that the Internet was going to democratize content creation…
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Asian markets are getting clobbered today, and the Japanese markets have officially reached “correction” territory. The contagion spread to US markets after manufacturing numbers missed projections; the numbers didn’t miss…
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It may seem counter-intuitive, but the best way to get ahead in your day job may be to start and run a successful sideline business. There is one caveat: you…
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A surprising number of people don’t use traditional banking services. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as many as 40 million Americans do not have an account at a…
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The president’s plan for a new type of retirement account called “MyRA” is unlikely to work, even for the low-income Americans it’s intended to aid. While advertised as offering guaranteed…