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Q&A: Matthew Schifrin, Author of ‘The Warren Buffetts Next Door’
A new book profiles ten unknown, ordinary investors—including college dropouts, engineers, a former truck driver, a retired DJ, most of them without MBAs or fancy degrees. What makes these investors extraordinary, however, is that they’ve managed to do what the wisdom on the street says can’t be done by consistently pulling in amazing …
Does the U.S. need factories to be an economic power?
I recently had a fascinating conversation with Hartmut Jenner, CEO of a German firm named Kärcher, which produces very high-quality cleaning equipment. Kärcher is a prime example of those mid-sized, extremely competitive manufacturers that are the backbone of Germany’s export sector, the part of the economy that drives the nation’s …
Tax Deal: Good or Bad Stimulus?
The second round of stimulus is not focused on roads (Photo: Rick Wilking/REUTERS)
Much of the analysis of the tax deal on the day after it was struck had to do whether it was good or bad politics. The conventional wisdom is that Obama traded the extension of lower tax rates for the rich for a second round of stimulus. If the stimulus …
Signs You’ve Taken Frugality Too Far
For instance: Stealing light bulbs from a hotel, and stealthily swapping in dead bulbs you brought from home.
The Holiday Office Party: Good for Employee Morale, But Not as Good as Cash
It’s office party season. Are you psyched, or do your holiday wishes include some green other than the Christmas tree propped up on the office printer? In a recent survey, 93% of workers said they’d happily drop the office party if it meant a little more money in their pockets.
Shout Out: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ (Investopedia Edition)
“When on CNBC there arose such a clatter/ Investors sprang from their chairs to see what was the matter./ Up to the TV they flew like a flash,/ To hear the latest rumors and political trash.”
It’s a Deal: Cash in $40 Worth of Coins, Get $50 Gift Card
With a new promotion, when you drop off at least $40 worth of change at a Coinstar machine, you’ll get a $10 bonus by cashing out in the form of an e-certificate or gift card valid for purchases at retailers such as Lowes, iTunes, Borders, and Regal Cinemas.
Did the Auto Bailouts Break the Constitution?
GM IPO looks like a success even if it broke the law (Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS)
A new report says the bailout of GM and Chrysler was illegal and may have broken the constitution. Does it matter? Maybe.
The question over the auto bailout’s legality is one of those debates about the financial crisis and the government’s response that …
The Nation’s Most Fiscally Responsible Citizens Hail From … New Jersey?
My home state, much derided as a haven of McMansions, malls, and obnoxious, tanning-booth-crazed reality TV stars, and a place regularly accused by its own residents of having one of the country’s most fiscally irresponsible governments in the land, actually boasts the country’s most financially capable and responsible people. Who says …
Who Benefits Most in Tax Deal?
Sorry, it’s not the middle class (Joshua Roberts/REUTERS)
There is something in the tax deal for everyone from the rich to the middle-class to the working poor to the unemployed to the retired. So who stands to benefit the most from the deal in 2011? It’s not the middle class. The problem is some of the benefits aimed at the middle …
The Banks’ Great Plastic Hope: Prepaid Debit Cards
Over the years, the primary way banks make money has shifted from collecting interest on loans to collecting fees from customers using their debit and credit cards and other bank products. As regulations make it more difficult to collect some fees—namely, debit card overdrafts—banks are growing more interested in prepaid debit cards.