You may have seen the special “Wealth” section in the New York Times (Oct. 19), which offered advice on “Your Money.” I read it, although to be honest I didn’t read the articles very carefully. Okay, I didn’t read them at all. But I did read the voluminous ads; they took up, by my estimate, [...]
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The French version of “Every man for himself” means, literally, Save who can. I would choose it for the financial watchword in 2011; when the captain gives up command, our first goal is to save ourselves. I don’t believe the rosy forecasts for next year that experts are putting out and the media is spreading: [...]
My next blog post will be in the spring. The book I’m writing will appear by then, so I’ll save any proposals to revive the U.S. economy for the book. But here are a few simple facts to consider when you’re wondering where this nation is headed. The Bureau of the Public Debt (in the [...]