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Honesty is such a lonely word …

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ll be honest. More often than not, when I watch Jon Stewart, I’m in it for his news recap and kind of pass over the guest interviews.
But the brewing flap that’s been developing the last few days between Jon Stewart and CNBC has been interesting. Thus, Stewart’s interview of Jim Cramer last night would be [...]

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The Housing Crisis Explained

March 9th, 2009 · No Comments

For those who aren’t aware of how the whole housing crisis came to be, here’s a basic primer on what happened.
There’s a house at 123 Main St. It has a value. For the sake of our conversation, that value is $250,000.
You want to buy that house. But of course, you don’t have $250,000 cash on [...]

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