Opinion


With One Day Left

p>With less than twenty-four hours remaining before the polls open the candidates have ramped up their campaigns like a marathon runner getting that last breath of air needed to cross the finish line. They must be tired, but so are the voters. We have watched the longest and most expensive campaigns in American [...]

Open Letter to White Women Baby Boomers

Dear Baby Boomers,
Recently much has been made about our ability to affect the outcome of the presidential election. We are now two and a half weeks away from the day that will change America for the foreseeable future. The election will not only change our lives during our retirement years, but it will [...]

McCain/Palin Play With Fire as They Work to Divide the Country

Dirty politics and nasty ads are nothing new to the presidential campaign season. However, the McCain-Palin ticket has lowered it to an art form. Seriously, when was the last time you heard either of them say something about a substantive issue?
Perhaps, I am more dismayed by McCain’s campaign than I thought [...]

Bush Economic Plan Much Like Bush War Plan… Non-Existent

I don’t want to spread more gloom and doom. We have all seen its spread almost endlessly on the television lately. After remaining in hiding for weeks, Bush finally appeared on the television a few weeks ago with a “plan.” Then Henry Paulson appeared and talked jibberish to the American people. [...]

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

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For a closer look at this non-regulated organization, please visit the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. website.
Most of us never thought that the words “SWAPS” and “DERIVATIVES” could contain so much greed, fraud, and downright evil. But, in the context of finance those two words are the root cause of [...]