Economy & Markets
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Careful communication is key with senior clients
By staff WriterYou are so right about disclosure checklists and communication ("10 steps to prepare prospects to say 'yes,'" May 2008). Senior clients need to be treated special and breaking down each aspect of the product or service is
May 28, 2008
A case of irrational calm?Not everyone can be as prescient as Alan Greenspan, especially Ben Bernanke. His effort to predict the consequences of the sub-prime mess have been less...
May 28, 2008
Financial houses in the clear?Larry Kudlow says financial stocks are a good buy, but we're not so sure. Yes, we agree the large financial houses are taking necessary steps...
May 28, 2008
Riding high on write-downsYou know it's a weird market when a multi-billion write-down causes stocks to soar. But that's what happened Tuesday after Switzerland's largest bank, UBS AG,...
May 28, 2008
The worst ex-Fed chairman ever?I make no bones about the fact that I liked Alan Greenspan better as Fed chairman than as ex-Fed chairman. His comments in the past...
May 28, 2008
Pity the lay journalistWe journalists aren't known for our analytical skills; we're a decidedly right-brained bunch. As subjects go, we're heavy on english and history - math and...
May 28, 2008
Oil - $200 a barrelIn what will surely renew the call for energy independence, OPEC's president on Monday warned that oil prices could hit $200 a barrel and there...
May 28, 2008
The Greenspan guarantee - what's it really worth?In a story related to our Trend of the Week, Alan Greenspan announced he's joining John Paulson's hedge fund as a member of the advisory...