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New Banking Regulations Could Sink the Economy Aug. 08, 2023
Banking is just about the most regulated industry in America. Yet, as we saw with the collapse of Si... Read More
Breaking the Bank May. 23, 2023
I'd always had a good relationship with my bank machine. I gave it checks; it gave me money; it seem... Read More
Biden's Banking Busts Mar. 15, 2023
The failure of three banks in the last two weeks, including Silicon Valley Bank on Friday and Signat... Read More
How To Crash the Economy, Big Government Style Mar. 15, 2023
We are in a looming financial crisis, even if we don't want to see it. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was... Read More
The FTX Saga Is Hard to Understand, but the Greed Behind It Isn't Dec. 06, 2022
Back in 2001, precious few Americans could have explained what Houston-based Enron did as a company ... Read More
Be Wary of Socialism's Slippery Slope Oct. 28, 2021
For years, progressives mocked anyone who warned that the Democratic Party's move leftward would pro... Read More
7 Important Questions a Financial Plan Can Help You Answer Oct. 14, 2020
Dear Readers: October is the month for fall colors, a chill in the air, Halloween — and financ... Read More
Are You Falling for These Financial Tricks? Nov. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: It's the rare person who doesn't occasionally fall into some poor financial habits tha... Read More
Can You Use IRA Assets to Purchase a Retirement Home? Should You? Oct. 30, 2019
Dear Carrie: My wife and I are both over 63 and want to purchase a primary residence for our retirem... Read More
Putting America First Means Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 24, 2019
The two stories that have dominated the news cycle over the past two weeks — the impending Con... Read More
How Do Social Security Survivor Benefits Add Up? Oct. 23, 2019
Dear Carrie: My husband and I are each getting Social Security based on our own work records. When o... Read More
Tips for Helping Elderly Parents With Their Finances Oct. 02, 2019
Dear Carrie: My parents are in their early 80s. Fortunately, they're in relatively good health and s... Read More
Where's the Best Place for Extra Savings -- a Roth 401(k) or Roth IRA? Sep. 18, 2019
Dear Carrie: I'm 22 and recently started my first real job. I've had a Roth individual retirement ac... Read More
Here's How You Can Help Teachers Meet the Financial Education Challenge Sep. 11, 2019
Dear Readers: What do dinosaurs and virtual reality have to do with financial education? A lot, acco... Read More
Are Your Kids' Extracurricular Activities Straining Your Budget? Sep. 04, 2019
Dear Carrie: I'm the mother of a very creative 12-year-old daughter who wants to take classes in art... Read More
5 Reasons You'll Quickly Regret Raiding a Retirement Account Aug. 15, 2019
I know it's hard. I know you're desperate. You're stressed and losing sleep. Things are tough. You h... Read More
Sending an SOS to the Federal Reserve Aug. 13, 2019
The following column is co-authored by Stephen Moore and Louis Woodhill.To keep the economy from a f... Read More
Why the Fed Shouldn't Compete With Private Banks Aug. 06, 2019
Do we want the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to operate as a commercial bank — and compete with o... Read More
A Father's Day Financial Checklist for New Dads (and Moms) Jun. 19, 2019
Dear Readers: Celebrating Father's Day for the first time can be great fun — and a little scar... Read More
Top 10 Financial To-Do's for Today's Grads Jun. 12, 2019
Dear Readers: This is always an exciting time of year, as new grads — and their parents —... Read More
