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The purpose of our blog is to provide ethical and endlessly curious views into the world of money and investing. Hopefully, as you read our blog posts, you will increase your knowledge about the use of money, improve your investment results, and reduce the risks and costs associated with the use of money. Our commentary is not crafted to support any political agenda, but will comment on the potential consequences of both current and projected actions of our Government (and others) on the economy, investments, and the efficient use of money.

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Government Bank Give-aways

by Art Zaske on February 16, 2010

The people at ThinkBigWorkSmall.com have offered a very interesting look (see video) at how poorly some U.S. Government regulations have been crafted… allowing those who acquire failed bank assets to make a fortune with no risk… and its your money they are stealing!!

Video: http://www.thinkbigworksmall.com/mypage/player/tbws/23088/

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Leadership and Jobs

by Art Zaske on January 24, 2010

In his January 23, 2010 Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman offers some advice to President Obama. The advice targets job creation and while the author exhorts Obama to abandon the backroom politics of Congress and revitalize “the amazing, young, Internet-enabled, grass-roots movement he mobilized to get elected,” Friedman misses his own point.

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