American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

U.S. defends against prior financial war;
business once again safe from real regulation

In the great tradition of the conquered, much as the French built the Maginot line to protect themselves from a World War I offensive, the U.S. Government has come out with suggestions for how we can best prepare for the last economic war.
“A mortgage broker would be required by law to act in the borrower’s [...]

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter

Filled with insight, and a joy to read!

Invest Wisely with Gen-X

Thrasher Funds is a mutual fund management company that that is choosing a different marketing ploy to connect with its potential investors.
Rather then targeting your traditional investor, they are looking for the non-traditional (shocking, I know) younger investor. Folks from the Gen-X and Gen-Y groups who are weary of the typical stuffed shirts down on [...]

How not to raise funds for your charity/network

I got an email this morning from an unfamiliar name asking me to please forgive the sender for so quickly sending a second email requesting funds for his charity.
In other words: two emails sent one after another by someone I don’t know asking me for money.
Have you ever noticed how people raising money think [...]

When Wall Street hurts the poor, it hurts itself

In the recent years leading up the subprime crisis it seemed as if the fortunes of the rich and poor had taken divergent paths. In hindsight, the fates of the rich and poor were inexorably linked.

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