“…Thanks, but I will take the bus…”
Admittedly, the title of this blog entry is a gross simplification of the interchange between the Roman Catholic Church’s new Pontiff, Pope Francis, and…
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Chris Honenberger is the former President and CEO of Clearpoint. He has significant experience in law, banking and finance, and executive leadership, and during his time at Clearpoint he guided the agency toward its mission of “consumer health through financial education.”
Karen Blumenthal got it right!
As would be expected from an executive with a credit counseling agency, I read with interest most nationally published articles relating to the wise…
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“Buffetted” by Financial Literacy
If you are like me, even your best magazines get little concentrated attention. I find myself reading outdated editions on my favorites, Fortune, Cook’s…
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Identifying the Culprit
Each year the Federal Trade Commission releases a report on the top areas for consumer complaints, and 2011 was the 12th consecutive year that…
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While Tragic, we are not witnessing a Greek Tragedy
I have heard many explanations for what we are seeing in Europe as a whole, and specifically in Greece. Some are complex discussions of…
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Regular Joe overcomes HBS Debt!
Are you one of the folks who complain that “this younger generation” just doesn’t know how to manage money? If so, I suggest that…
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Rent or Buy? Are there more fundamental questions?
In his recent article “Renting Prosperity” (WSJ, May 5-6, 2012), Daniel Gross, raised the time honored question of “rent or buy?” and extended the…
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“Inquiring” into the consumer economy
Since no visit to a metropolitan area is complete without a perusal of its local paper, I recently had the pleasure to read a…
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