Pimp Your Finances

Move over Jon Stewart. Jim Cramer has a new feud, and this guy has some serious economic credentials.
His latest enemy is Nouriel Roubini, a NYU economics professor often known as “Dr. Doom” for his bullish take on the economy.

I laugh at your puny rally and feeble notions of recovery
Roubini first caught my attention back in July, [...]

[edit - I changed the title of this article to more accurately reflect my thoughts, and also to point out that these tips are not mine]
 
Businessweek recently broke away from their traditional audience, and featured an article of Advice for Young Investors. The name is slightly misleading, as it includes all financial facets – from insurance to [...]

If you really want to see how people are affected by the economy -  look at what they’re buying. Don’t listen to what the media says. After all, they missed the lead up to the crash, so I’m naturally skeptic when it comes to their coverage of the fallout.
Time Magazine recently got it right it right though, [...]

Tonight is the night we’ve all been waiting for!
Instead of back-and-forth cheap shots, we got too see a live debate between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer.
To help you prepare for their showdown, I put together a summary of their fight so far.
 
Round 1 – The Daily Show takes on CNBC
On Wednesday, March 4th, Jon Stewart [...]

[Note - this was updated to include some new information that came from the Daily Show last night. I guess I need to do my homework and watch Comedy Center more]
 
Last week on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart delivered a blistering commentary on Jim Cramer and Co. at CNBC. On Monday, Cramer responded in his blog [...]

On Wednesday, Jon Stewart took on CNBC. He was the winner by unanimous decision.
His original intent was to interview Rick Santelli, the analyst who called for a “Chicago Tea Party”. For those not familiar with Santelli, he became a poster boy for anger on Wall Street when he rallied against Obama’s mortgage plan, live from the [...]

We’re turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to fear – fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts…
- Hunter S. Thompson, 2003
One thing that’s always bugged me about the media is how they pretend [...]