IMF Says Chinese Economy on Pace to Eclipse America

A recent announcement by the International Monetary Fund declared that by 2016 the Chinese economy would be $200 billion larger than that of the United States, effectively ending a 235 year of American global economic dominance. Alrighty then. What do we do now? Sit...

The Obama Slap Could Hit Lenders Hard

It's a bad time to be a lender, if President Obama has anything to do with it. Negotiations between the current administration and the mortgage industry are focusing around allegations that surfaced last year regarding the fact that some lenders did not follow...

How Money Makes You Sick – Literally

Our relationship with money is the ultimate example of love/hate, but did you know there are several ways that it literally can make you ill? Our thanks to CBS Moneywatch for the following inspiration. 1. Debt, especially of the high-interest credit card variety...

When Lying Politicians Say THAT, They Mean THIS

Politicians lie. They know it. We know it. Why pretend otherwise? The American Monetary Association thought we would review some of the most common lies propagated by one or the other political party in America. Normally we avoid stereotyping but, when the stereotype...