Archive for October, 2008
Stock Market Trading at a Seven Year Discount
What if I could offer you the rare opportunity travel back in time seven years and allow you to purchase stocks, mutual funds, index funds or whatever type of security you want? Would you do it? I hope you would! Well guess what? Unfortunately, no time machine is needed. As of today, the market is [...]
Top 10 Tips To Save Money From The Home Depot
The Home Depot wants to know how you save energy in your home in its “Save Money. Save Energy. Win Big.” energy savings video contest. Just shoot a short video to show how you are saving money and helping the environment by making your home more energy efficient.
Log on to www.homedepot.com/youtube to enter your video [...]
12 Hot Tips to Save Water
Even though summer is coming to a close, we should still keep in mind that we need to save money and resources. By resources, I mean the ones that have the most direct impact on us. One of the easiest ways to save is by saving water. Not only will this save money, but water as [...]
Insiders Perspective: Embarrassing Congressional Reaction to an Originally Dangerous Bailout Plan
MYM Series: Wall Street Bailout Explanation 4 of 4
We have learned today that the House of Representatives passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 by a vote of 263-171. Because the Senate passed the same version just days prior, the bill is now ready to be sent to the President for his signature. So [...]
What Is Actually Included In the Bailout Legislation?
MYM Series: Wall Street Bailout Explanation 3 of 4
As you have probably heard, the U.S. Senate passed an amended version of the bailout package late on Wednesday, October 2. Mainly, changes were made to the bill in order to garner enough Republican votes in the House, where a similar package was shot down earlier [...]
MYM Series: Wall Street Bailout Explanation 2 of 4
Understanding the Crisis: Timeline of Failure & Who’s at Fault?
How did we ever get to the point of needing $700 billion dollars from the Federal Government? Were the regulators asleep at the switch or were they simply out smarted by the markets? Did greed win over principles on Wall Street? These are great questions [...]
