Economics and Investing:

Here’s an example of a bank you want to avoid

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Why It Isn’t Game Over For Canada’s Oil Sands. Many declared the oil sands dead after some oil majors withdrew and debooked reserves, but while they may be down, they are definitely not out.

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Half US can’t write check for 500

HJL’s Comment: Perhaps one of the reasons that they can’t write a check for $500 is precisely because they are constantly buying the newest phone, or 100” flat screen TV, or eating out too much…and so on. It seems that we have forgotten how to teach basic financial management these days.

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LIQUIDATING FEDERAL ASSETS: A Promising Tool for Ending the U.S. Debt Crisis

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