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SKARBECK: Municipal bond defaults might be next crisis
June 12, 2010
Ken Skarbeckfor decades, politicians have regularly boosted public pension benefits to score election gains, while neglecting the long-term
costs to municipal budgets. Now the bills are coming due.
MoreSKARBECK: Why do Fannie, Freddie deserve a free pass?
May 29, 2010
Ken SkarbeckOne crisis that continues to simmer under the public radar is the endless taxpayer support needed to prop up Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac.
MoreSKARBECK: Exchanges' proposed fix for glitch is ludicrous
May 15, 2010
Ken SkarbeckIs investing becoming a technology-rigged game for computerized gamblers who rent stocks for seconds or minutes and whose
objective is to repeatedly skim small profits?
MoreSKARBECK: Finding one last lesson in Grace's amazing tale
April 17, 2010
Ken SkarbeckGrace held her investment through many ups and downs in the stock market. But most important to her was that Abbott as a
business continued to thrive, despite the swings in its stock price.
MoreSKARBECK: How Grace stayed patient under pressure to sell
April 3, 2010
Ken SkarbeckWhen we left, we were trying to imagine a few of the many obstacles Grace might have encountered as her initial investment
grew into $7 million over 74 years.
MoreSKARBECK: Amazing patience paid off for Grace
March 20, 2010
Ken SkarbeckBack in 1935, she invested $180 in Abbott Laboratories stock and never sold it. This one decision became the entire investment
career of Grace Groner.
MoreSKARBECK: Financial reform should start with derivatives
March 6, 2010
Ken SkarbeckAt the very least, regulators need to get control of derivative trading—transactions need to be more transparent and
carried
out on an exchange.
MoreSKARBECK: Economic Greek tragedy could play out globally
February 20, 2010
Ken SkarbeckFears that Greece may default on its government debt have kept global markets on edge.
MoreSKARBECK: Biglari's ambitious, but he's no Buffett
February 6, 2010
Ken SkarbeckWhile Sardar Biglari's effort to duplicate Warren Buffett is clear, some of the Steak n Shake chief's moves have been superficial.
MoreSKARBECK: Stocks that pay dividends can provide yield, safety
January 23, 2010
Ken SkarbeckThese are challenging times for savers who demand a high level of safety from their investments.
MoreSKARBECK: Looking at stocks, 10 years at a time
January 9, 2010
Ken SkarbeckDuring this century's first decade, investors had to cope with the uncertainties surrounding 9/11; huge corporate failures
including Enron, Worldcom, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Lehman Brothers; and volatility wrought by both the tech and housing
bubbles.
MoreSKARBECK: What we need is a tax on stock transactions
December 26, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe word “tax” tends to immediately raise the blood pressure of most Americans. And while the purpose of most
taxes is to raise revenue for the assessing government body, taxes can also be targeted toward changing individual and corporate
behavior.
MoreHICKS: Short-term thinking won't yield long-term payoffs
December 12, 2009
Ken SkarbeckMacroeconomic forecasting is a tough â??science.â?? One may have the economy completely right, but that doesnâ??t mean it
will make you any money as an investor.
MoreSKARBECK: Even more investigations increase market cynicism
November 28, 2009
Ken SkarbeckAs if Wall Street needs another black eye, an expanding probe into insider trading threatens to elevate public cynicism
over whether there’s a level playing field in public markets and raise skepticism about the ability of regulators to
police them.
MoreSKARBECK: Getting a good price hinges on stock's value
November 14, 2009
Ken SkarbeckMaking investment decisions based on where a stock price has been in the past or betting on where it may go in the future
is futile and foolish unless the investor has determined the value of the stock.
MoreSKARBECK: Lenders still not serious about serious reform
October 31, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe early signs point to meek efforts by the Obama administration to address gaping regulatory issues.
MoreSKARBECK: Market a bright spot amid worrisome economy
October 17, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe financial media have the corks ready to pop as the Dow Jones industrial average re-crosses what pundits claim is the â??psychologically
importantâ?? 10,000 level.
MoreSKARBECK: Trading in failed firms really isn't 'investing'
October 3, 2009
Ken SkarbeckWho is “investing” in these stocks and why? It is safe to say they are not
investors who have done the exhaustive work of valuing the assets and liabilities, who then reached a conclusion that they
were getting good value for their money.
MoreSKARBECK: Iceland offers case study of economy out of control
September 5, 2009
Ken SkarbeckNowhere else on the stage of global economics was financial boom and bust more surreally scripted than in the small isolated
country of Iceland.
MoreSKARBECK: For numerous banks, times still troubling
August 24, 2009
Ken SkarbeckEvery Friday after the markets have closed, my e-mail starts getting dinged by the FDIC. That is when the government agency
publicly announces the names of banks that failed during the past week.
MoreSKARBECK: Tax-haven crackdown starts getting serious
August 10, 2009
Ken SkarbeckIf you never got around to opening that Swiss bank account, you might want to wait a bit longer—at least until after
Sept. 23. That is the date the IRS has set for any tax-evading American to come forward regarding 52,000 accounts held at
Swiss banking giant UBS under a Voluntary Disclosure program.
MoreSKARBECK: Growth of private trading should have us all worried
July 27, 2009
Ken SkarbeckIt is ironic that in the aftermath of the credit crunch, with investors calling for more market transparency from Wall Street,
opaque trading markets are thriving.
MoreINVESTING: High-frequency trading comes under scrutiny
July 13, 2009
Ken SkarbeckA developing case of technology theft has shed light on the proprietary systems Goldman Sachs and other investment firms
use to make millions of dollars. A 39-year-old former employee at Goldman has been accused of stealing computer
code used in the company’s high-frequency trading system.
MoreSKARBECK: More reforms sought for target-date funds
June 29, 2009
Ken SkarbeckTarget-date mutual funds, a popular investment vehicle in 401(k) plans and college savings plans, have recently come under
scrutiny by Congress and regulators. Investors are in an uproar over the recent poor performance of funds nearing their target
date.
MoreSKARBECK: Chrysler deal succeeded thanks to fed intervention
June 15, 2009
Ken SkarbeckIn the midst of the U.S. government's plan to fast-track Chrysler through bankruptcy, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock waged
a lonely and unpopular battle.
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!
Coming from her background,she should be used to those kinds of advances! Menard probably figured it was ok to tuck a buck!
I'm still waiting for the list of available, high quality apartments in the Village.
This criminal masquerading as a lawyer obviously has serious issues. He’s been proven by his own testimony to be a pathological liar and probably has a personality disorder as he seems to be constructing a reality around himself. He places no value on truth, honesty or loyalty as evidenced by what he has done to his clients and his own family. And by the demands and lies he has made in court, it is evident he feels entitled to do and say whatever suits his purpose and everyone else is expected to nod obediently and believe him because he is, after all, Bill Super Lawyer; or BS lawyer for short. This millionaire wanna-be no longer owns anything of value; he squandered it and put everything he had into foreclosure. He has no money, house, car, boat or vacation home left to show for what he earned or what he stole. He’s just another loser without morals who will be doing time. I’m certain all of his courtroom shenanigans are antagonizing his poor victims. As Lamar said, his behavior and claims in court have been outrageous. The judge needs to be more than concerned; he needs to be judicial and end this nonsense.