New From the GAO

New GAO Reports, Correspondence and Testimony (PDFs) Source: Government Accountability Office 29 September 2009 + Reports 1. Debt Management: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Should Play a Heightened Role in Addressing Debt Management Challenges 2. Combating Terrorism: U.S. Agencies Report Progress Countering Terrorism and Its Financing in Saudi Arabia, but Continued Focus on Counter Terrorism Financing Efforts Needed – + Correspondence 1. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:33:44

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Goodhart says ‘sack’ DMO to bolster UK economy

Professor Goodhart is one of the rare central bankers who fully understands monetary operations and therefore recognizes as ... the UK Debt Management Office and refrain from issuing government bonds as a way of bolstering ... that I would like to see, in a sense to get us out of the present problem, would be very simple,” Goodhart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:26:56

Bogus and Scam Credit Counseling Groups Become Target Of Florida Legal System

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Attorney General Bill McCollum today unveiled his office’s latest consumer protection initiative in the form of a coordinated ... , all of which were purportedly offering debt relief services including credit counseling, credit repair, debt management, and credit card rate reduction services. “As more Floridians facing financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:39:01

While McCain Plays Games, Washington Mutual Falls

From Yahoo: WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure By Elinor Comlay and Jonathan Stempel 1 hour, 37 minutes ago NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... debt. Washington Mutual, the largest U.S. savings and loan, was closed by the federal Office ... , a portfolio manager at Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel in Cincinnati. “He’s becoming an acquisition [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 04:02:19

The Bailout Will Lose Money, and I'm Ready to Bet On It

I'm locked and loaded to bet on the bailout. My muse is none another than H.R. 1424, section 134: SEC. 134. RECOUPMENT ... , the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director ... in order to ensure that the Troubled Asset Relief Program does not add to the deficit or national debt [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 17:51:32

33 Free Personal Finance Templates for Google Docs

I'm a big fan of Google Docs — the search engine company's cloud competitor to the Microsoft Office suite of applications — especially when it comes to managing my files or schedule or ideas when I'm using my iPhone or computer other than my standard iMac. I haven't gotten too deep into using its spreadsheet or presentation templates (I'm mostly a text doc kind of guy), but I was excited when I saw this tweet from MattJabs , blogger at Debt Free Adventure and a contributor to FiveCentNickel . [more...]

Date: 2009-07-01 16:21:11

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