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One of the frustrating things about personal finance is watching people, smart people, make the same mistakes over and over. Those bad decisions happen at the personal level, then bubble …

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” — William Feather Suppose you felt certain the …

Every week is interesting when it comes to Bitcoin — but some weeks are more interesting than others, and this week was full of surprises. Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange …

Most people are aware that the Great Recession of 2008 was triggered by sub-prime lending, what those of us in the real estate industry called a “no-doc” loan, also called …

“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working …

It’s been a fascinating and rocky year for Bitcoins, with the digital tokens taking three steps forward while experiencing at least two significant setbacks. Lately there have been a lot …

Some people are making $10,000 a year or more renting out their back bedrooms. You could be one of them. These mini-Donald Trumps are part of the new flexible economy, …

Government workers don’t get paid as well as folks from the private sector — but the long-term benefits were always supposed to be amazing, and all but guaranteed. This doesn’t …