October 2008

Is Stress Messing With Your Head?

The last few weeks have been quite the roller coaster ride. Every day there is another piece of news that sends folks into pronounced highs or lows. The stress of this assault of information about our economy, the election, our savings and our livelihoods can take its toll. Along with that stress comes the acknowledgment [...]

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AIG “Executive Retreat”: Not All It Appeared To Be

A quick update on the post regarding the alleged AIG ‘executive retreat’, aka boondoggle that made headlines this week. CEO Liddy sent this letter to Secretary Paulson. Like I said, let’s not jump to hasty conclusions just because the media needs a leading story for a given day.

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Massage, Manicures, Martinis and Misunderstandings?

This week among the carnage of all that is Wall Street and Main Street comes word that AIG spent $440,000 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach, CA. Senators lashed out today. They painted a picture of senior executives getting manicures and spa treatments at the expence of the American taxpayer. For a moment it appeared [...]

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