John Oliver: Mental Health
John Oliver explains how our national system of treating mental health works, or more often than not, how it doesn’t.
Bankers Launch Hostile Takeover of CFPB
Last week, we discussed several developments that have the banking industry up in arms. Each of these trace back to Democratic Senator...
‘Never Buy a Boat’ and Other Misguided Financial...
‘Never buy a boat’ and other rash financial advice Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, September 27, 2015 “A boat...
It isn’t a Lehman Moment if . . .
Awesome column by my BV colleague Mark Gilbert, observing that true ‘Lehman Moments’ must clear certain hurdles — and...
Changes in the Home Loan Process
A reader who happens to be a mortgage loan originator send along this awesome graphic. To me, it calls bullshit on the WSJ article I...
Lowering Medicare Part D Prices
Of all of the many poor domestic tax decisions that came out of the Bush Administration, the massive corporate giveaway that is Medicaid...
What Happens If We Redistribute Bill Gates Wealth to the Poor?
Today’s column might anger some people on the right AND the left. Try not to react emotionally. Instead consider this as a way to...
Buy a Boat If You Like, But Only If . . .
My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at why buying a boat may — or may not...
A Corrupt Arbitration Process That Hurts Investors
Today’s column is a going to be a bit technical, but stick with it. It’s about litigation and gaming the system. No, we’re...
