As expected, the dollar has once again begun to show signs of serious strain against a variety of measures including gold which once again recently passed the $1000 mark. There has still been no responsible plan for confronting the dramatically increasing structural deficits. The only plan has been to print more and spend more.  In [...]

The economic climate of 2009 will be very tough, especially for the average consumer. The U.S. and European consumers are officially tapped out. Retailers are barely clinging to life, fighting each other to be the last one standing. While 2008 hit the financial markets, 2009 will be much more visible and hit closer to home [...]

When I first heard the term Web 2.0 about two years ago, I thought, “maybe that’s some kind of faster Internet technology.” I have to admit my ignorance and that I truly believed it was just a gimmick to promote Internet companies. I could not have been more wrong. Being a person that is fascinated [...]