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Entries from November 2008

A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis by WallStats.com

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments

What a fantastic job by Wallstats.com (a very interesting and informative site) visually describing the events leading up to the current financial crisis: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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On the Bailout Request by Homebuilders

November 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s Wall Street Journal article “Builders Make Plea for Federal Aid” by Nick Timiraos reports: “The builders’ lobby is ramping up its sales pitch for a $250 billion stimulus package called “Fix Housing First,” arguing that financial markets won’t recover until home prices stop falling. They are calling for a generous tax credit for home [...]

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Website With Free Calculators For Almost Anything

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Okay, maybe “almost anything” is a stretch.  Still, this site does offer a ton of free calculators for dozens of personal and small business financial situations: http://www.finance.cch.com/tools/calcs.asp I’ve tested a few of the calculators and they seem accurate, but I can’t offer any guarantees about them or about the website’s publisher: CCH*.  I learned about [...]

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Interactive Map Showing Where Homes Are Worth Less Than the Mortgage

November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The New York Times website has in interactive map that shows where homes across the US are worth less than the mortgage debt. Click on the map’s upper-left to view on a state-by-state basis: (1) the percent of homes with negative equity; (2) the number of homes with negative equity; and (3) ratio of mortgage [...]

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