Class prepares students for a life of financial freedom (22 WSBT South Bend)

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

The crisis of the economy has left countless Americans with failed investments and little or no savings at all. Saint Mary's College is trying to arm their graduating students with the basics of budgeting and investing to avoid the heartache that many Americans are experiencing.source

G20′s real agenda should be saving Europe from itself (Daily Telegraph)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The media coverage of the G20 finance ministers meeting this weekend was dominated by the apparent battle between those who support more fiscal stimulus and those who want to impose more regulations on the financial system.source

Stop Saving Now! (Newsweek)

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

As consumers hibernate and investors hoard cash, the economy is withering. This new age of thrift is understandable. But for a recovery to take hold, Americans will need to start taking risks again.source

Banker David Taylor dies at 79 (Moldova.org)

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

David Taylor, a banker credited with saving Continental Illinois when bad loans in oil and energy brought it to the edge of collapse, has died in California.Taylor, 79, suffered from Parkinson's disease. His wife, Robyne, told the Los Angeles Times that he died Feb. 23 at his home in Rancho ...

Floridians using tax refunds to file for bankruptcy (Orlando Sentinel)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

While most people figure they'll use their tax refund to pay bills, sock away some savings or splurge for a night out, others are using it to foot the bill for going broke.source

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