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The best idea for the debt ceiling? Abolish it forever
By Staff WriterThe debt ceiling isn't a weapon of legislative restraint. It's a just another cliff a Financial Cliff that warps Washington into behaving even more foolishly than normal.
November 26, 2012
Wells Fargo CEO: Why Americans are saving so muchThe head of Americas biggest bank weighs in on how Americans are looking for safe places to put their money.
November 21, 2012
Mohamed El-Erian: ‘The IMF Is Right About Greece’What to do with Greece? A question that will likely be remembered for dominating discussion in 2012.
November 20, 2012
CFP Board Chairman Goldfarb’s Resignation Raises QuestionsIt was an unexpectedand shockingannouncement: Alan Goldfarb, chair of the CFP Boards board of directors, resigned in early November along with two members of the Boards Disciplinary and Ethics Commission (DEC).
November 16, 2012
German Citizens Sue to Prevent ECB Bond BuyingThis is the sixth case to reach the EUs two top courts in challenges to decisions made by the Frankfurt-based ECB on eurozone issues.
November 15, 2012
It's a woman's worldWomen still feel less confident than men in their understanding of financial products but that's all starting to change.
November 15, 2012
CFP Board Names Aikin, 2 Others to Board of DirectorsThe CFP Board announced Thursday that it had elected three new directors to the Board of Directors at its Fall 2012 meeting: Blaine F. Aikin, Arthur Laby and Thomas Nelson.
November 14, 2012
Rogoff and Reinhart’s Mountain of Debt Warning Catches FireAs market talk focuses on the dangers of the U.S. fiscal cliff, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinharts debt theory is catching fire with the nations investment strategists.