May 22, 20160Comments

Visa’s Fraud Problem?

Let me check the signature on your card. No, give me your personal identification number. Which is better at preventing credit card fraud? That is one of several issues raised by the nation’s

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

May 16, 20160Comments

From the Classroom to the Workplace: How to make it happen

The young grad entering the hot occupation isn’t necessarily on the road to success. That is unless one also has an effective career plan, job experts say. Although the job market

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

May 9, 20160Comments

Distaff Dollar Decisions Distress Ladies

Here’s why your wife or significant other is prematurely graying. Women between the ages of 50 and 64 are the most likely to pace the floor at night worrying about money.

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

April 29, 20160Comments

Rolling Snake Eyes in Albany and Trenton

Gambling will always be us, but governments, through their state sponsored games make it worse. That’s my verdict in the states of New York State and New Jersey, where the

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

April 23, 20160Comments

The Failure of a “Government Enterprise.” A Periodic Series on Governments Trying to Run Businesses. Part 6: The Triumph of the Goo-Goos: Subways in the State Era

Are Goo-Goos Part of the Problem? The Goo-Goos, the “good” government who allied themselves with the mainstream pols of the 1920s and 1930s, had won. After World War II the subways

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

March 28, 20160Comments

Giving to the Government with Both Hands: Why not take home more of your money each pay period?

No one, the eminent Judge Learned Hand wrote, has to pay one cent more in taxes than obligated. However, millions of Americans have been doing that for years. That’s even though

by Gregory Bresiger

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