Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Rick Newman

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How to Tell if You're Rich

Find out how much it takes to be wealthy where you live. more >>

As the Economy Sinks, So Do Odds of a Tax Cut

What McCain and Obama won't say: There's no money left for cutting taxes. more >>

What It Takes to Be Rich—Where You Live

Whether you feel wealthy depends on a lot more than your income. more >>

What It Takes to Be Rich: Methodology

How we calculated our thresholds for wealth. more >>

The Paradoxes of Warren Buffett the Billionare

Author Alice Schroeder talks about her new book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. more >>

Forget the Stock Market. Worry About Jobs

With little notice, the employment picture has become bleak. more >>

The Economy on Election Day: Worse

On November 4, most consumers will be even more worried about jobs, homes, and investments. more >>

Bailout Will Help, but Pitfalls Remain

Main Street will benefit eventually, but consumers expecting immediate relief will be disappointed. more >>

How the Credit Crunch is Hitting Home

The lending freeze is spreading from opaque parts of the economy to America's front door. more >>

How Sarah Palin, Joe Biden Would Guard Your Wallet

Where the VP candidates stand on key economic issues. more >>

Better Ways to Sell the Bailout

How to put some fresh lipstick on this pig. more >>

4 Myths About Free Markets—and Their Demise

Even capitalists favor some regulation. more >>

Bailout, Take II: What the Feds Do Next

Without a megabailout, regulators return to piecemeal solutions. more >>

After Bailout, Economy Will Still Be Lousy

$700 billion won't buy much immediate relief. more >>

Answers: Instead of Bailout, Refund All Corporate Taxes?

Here's the answers to the quiz that tests your mastery of exorbitant expenses. more >>

Instead of Bailout, Refund All Corporate Taxes?

Here's quiz to test your mastery of exorbitant expenses. more >>

How to Punish Wall Street, Protect Main Street

We're all in this mess together—unless the feds raise the cost to the Wall Street perps. more >>

A $25 Billion Lifeline for GM, Ford, and Chrysler

Here's one rescue plan that many Americans don't even know about. more >>

Stocks Hurt Most by the Market Mayhem

The damage on Wall Street extends far beyond the financial sector. more >>

A New Direction on Wall Street

The feds take unprecedented actions to save the financial system. more >>

Milestones From a Credit Meltdown

2008 will be known as the Year of the Bailout. more >>

5 Lessons for the Next Financial Mania

Plan for the worst-case scenario—and don't count on a bailout. more >>

How McCain, Obama Would Fix Wall Street

Firing regulators and complaining about greed won't solve the problem. more >>

4 Market-Meltdown Myths

It's a nerve-racking time, but the end isn't nigh. more >>

What Paulson Meant to Say

If you listen carefully, the treasury secretary sounds pretty gloomy. more >>

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