September, 2009
Narayana Kocherlakota | National Financial News Roundup
Minneapolis Fed gets new head
After 24 years on the job, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president Gary Stern retired last month. Today it was announced that Narayana Kocherlakota will be his replacement, taking over the position immediately. He will become voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee in 2011.
Narayana Kocherlakota, 45, is an economics ...
Should we include our 529 plans in our Net Worth?
A recent change for us is we have established 529 plan account for college savings accounts for our daughter. Long ago my goal was to set aside ~$5k at the birth of my kids, but so far we have roughly $1,800 set aside for our daughter's tuition in these accounts.
I have been ...
Your Credit Report Card
Mark Frauenfelder is the co-founder of my favorite sites, Boing Boing (which is a “directory of wonderful things”). Mark’s also a GRS reader. He dropped me a line the other day to tell me about a new project he’s been following.
Today, Credit.com is launching a free new online financial tool called Credit Report Card. This ...
‘Wishful Drinking’ by Carrie Fisher | Capitalizing on Hollywood
‘Wishful Drinking’ book, one-woman show
Carrie Fisher, 30 years ago. Image from Flikr.
Carrie Fisher, more commonly referred to as Princess Leia, appeared on “Today” this morning to talk about “Wishful Drinking.” The piece is both a book and a one-woman Broadway show.
You can buy the book “Wishful Drinking” for about $10 for the paperback or ...
