Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize for economics this week. Krugman is a professor at Princeton and a columnist for The New York Times. But most importantly with the Presidential election coming up in just three weeks (on November 4) and the United States in it’s worst economic crisis since the Great Depression; Nobel Prize […]

The economy is the #1 issue this year, particularly with the recent major troubles on Wall Street. With that in mind Barack Obama has released a new 2 minute long ad where he talks all about his plan for the economy. This is in sharp contrast to John McCain who does not have any real […]

Those of us interested in the strength of the economy (that should be everyone) should be very interested in this year’s Presidential election. Why? Because one side (John McCain) wants to continue George W. Bush’s policies which have been absolute disaster for the economy and the other side wants to change course to policies that […]

There’s a misconception that a Republican President (John McCain) will bring lower taxes while a Democrat (Barack Obama) will bring higher taxes. This is untrue unless you are wealthy.
For most Americans, taxes will actually be lower under President Obama. The numbers work out like this: Every American who makes less than $112,000/year will be taxed […]

A presidential endorsement may seem like a strange thing to read on a site about money & personal finances but in reality it is not so strange because who we elect as our next president will have a great effect on the economy which will of course have a great effect on your personal finances […]