Diet for fat-cat bankers an illusion

As another year of jobs lost, homes foreclosed and budgets cut draws to a close in America, some of Wall Street heftiest fat cats are tipping the scales with their bonuses -- and pocketing your tax ...

A black hole in health insurance

At 63, Billie Hoke is two years and a ton of worry away from the health care goal line. She will have to wait until 2011 to join the millions of Americans in the Medicare program for people 65 and ...

The rush to convert: Why 2010 will be the year of the Roth IRA

Think of 2010 as the year of the Roth IRA. Beginning January 1, the rules governing who can invest in a Roth will be modified, allowing anyone with an existing traditional IRA to take advantage of a ...

Pulse SmartPen a fun, useful $150 gift for students

Although I write about technology I won't say I'm a gadget junkie, but when I saw this item, I admit to feeling a bit covetous. The Pulse SmartPen is indeed a gadget by Oakland, Calif.-based company ...