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Wonkbook: The 4 policymakers who could decide the 2012 electionWashington Post (blog)William Boston, Brian Blackstone, and Matthew Dalton in The Wall Street Journal. @BCAppelbaum: Seems like all of this Grexit contingency planning should dispel any illusion that a currency union is forever. 2) Congressional Democrats are standing firm ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 5:08 am
U.S. News & World Report (blog)Guarding Against InflationU.S. News & World Report (blog)What is this enemy to retirement planning? Inflation. The definition of inflation is “a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.” Bottom line: The same bag of groceries you buy at the store today will cost more when you buy ...and more »
15 May 2012 | 4:05 am
OVERNIGHT MONEY: Ex-Im Bank lives to see another dayThe Hill (blog)But not for lack of trying: Pete Peterson told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that he had hoped the former Massachusetts governor would lay out a broad debt plan at his conference, but that Mitt Romney had declined an invitation to speak.and more »
14 May 2012 | 3:41 pm
OVERNIGHT MONEY: Obama heads to Reno to tout housing refinance planThe Hill (blog)Talking shop: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with top corporate leaders to discuss the state of the economy, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. A handful of chief executives participated, including Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman and chief ...and more »
10 May 2012 | 3:16 pm
Rethinking ReinvestmentWall Street JournalReinvesting dividends in a retirement plan is a nice way to "set it and forget it," she says. For taxable accounts, she has dividends go to cash. The reason: Adviser fees usually come out of these accounts, and the cash helps keep clients liquid to pay ...and more »
6 May 2012 | 1:04 pm
Thoughts From The Frontline: A Gold Standard?Seeking AlphaGrant's makes its offices on Wall Street, overlooking Broadway, a 10-minute stroll from your imposing headquarters. For a spectacular vantage point on the next ticker-tape parade up Broadway, please drop by. We'll have the windows washed.and more »
30 April 2012 | 8:59 am
Canada Foreign Takeovers, Dewey Probe, Brazil Banks: ComplianceBloombergCompliance Policy Money Market Funds May Face Tougher Regulation in IOSCO Plan Global regulators are weighing tougher rules for money market funds over concerns that they may amplify future financial crises. “Confidence shocks” in such funds can ...and more »
29 April 2012 | 9:17 pm
David Warsh: The Bloomberg kids do wellThe Providence Journal (blog)It was another episode in what the WSJ termed "the long running battle over Fed transparency." The central bank has pledged to release full transcripts, but only with a five-year lag.) One way to think of Bloomberg vs. the Fed is as a contest between ...
29 April 2012 | 11:02 am
The Market OracleReturn to the Gold Standard?The Market OracleGrant's makes its offices on Wall Street, overlooking Broadway, a 10-minute stroll from your imposing headquarters. For a spectacular vantage point on the next ticker-tape parade up Broadway, please drop by. We'll have the windows washed.and more »
29 April 2012 | 9:16 am