Finances
Friday Video: The Credit Crisis Explained
Hat Tip to @tiffani
This video explains in stunning detail, animation, and awesome concepts how exactly the credit crisis happened and what those confusing terms mean.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Obama’s Debt: Will It Define His Presidency?
President Obama’s campaign was art in motion. He maneuvered, he amazed, he conquered. Among other things, he was able to credibly articulate the idea that American politics could transcend petty partisanship. However, in the dark shadows of political reality, our Commander in Chief had to make some lofty leftward promises and court a myriad of [...]
5Mar2009 | Justin Giboney | 8 comments | Continued
Their True Colors, Shining Through
I love the dialogue between these two.
First, an interesting, counter-perspective on yesterday’s news conference.
The Obama administration capitulated to Treasury Secretary Geithner who argued against caps on executive pay or limitations on the choices banks can make about how to spend our tax dollars. Barack showed up with a little fear mongering of his own yesterday. [...]
The Bailout, Explained
CNN Money does an excellent job breaking down complex financial matters. Whether its strategies to retire a millionaire or attempting to explain various tax strategies, they use a combination of basic questions and diverse expert responses to educate the reader.
credit: joewcampbell
The Treasure Department
With all the bailout talk, I learned a little bit about the [...]
3Feb2009 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
Look Who’s Hiring …
Some of the Best Companies in the Nation are Hiring: (courtesy of CNNMoney.com/FORTUNE)
credit: woodleywonderworks
Look Who’s Hiring…
Edward Jones - financial advisers, branch office administrators
Google - people operations, engineering, product mgmt, legal, sales
Wegman’s Food Markets - store positions at 3 new stores (2 in VA, 1 in PA)
Cisco Systems - engineering, customer advocacy
Genetech - CFO group, [...]
Black Professionals Aren’t Recession Proof
by Malcolm G. Turner
Despite being more educated than our peers, well-spoken, non-threatening, generally good Negroes, Black folks tend to take the brunt of the damage during recessions, all the way from the janitors to the managers. The companies that are forced to comply with these equal opportunity standards are presented with the perfect opportunity to [...]
Things to Be Thankful For
What a year it’s been. About this time last year, I made a similar post, thanking God for the many blessings that He’s bestowed in my life. With the turmoil and excitement of this year, I thought it’d be good to continue that tradition.
Professionally, I’m thankful for the new networks I’ve made. Whether friends on [...]
About a Year Ago on YBP: Fixing Black Middle-Class Mobility
It’s eerie when I read articles from back in the day on this blog. About a year ago, I subscribed to the Economist magazine (something I wish I had the time to still read, today) and shared this nugget of information with our readers before the recession was declared and before our economy tanked:
It was [...]
Gift Giving (the Remix)
I would like to be the first to remind you that the holidays are just around the corner, and with retailers pushing out holiday goods earlier and earlier, you have already been reminded, countless times. With that being said, we want to change it up a little, go flip-mode and recommend some wealth building holiday [...]
3Dec2008 | Molifeney | 1 comment | Continued
To Black Friday, or Not To Black Friday…
…that is the question.
Personally, I’ve been looking at upgrading my family room television for awhile. While the phrase ‘with the current economy’ is getting used a lot, I may hold off as this year’s prices will probably go the way of gas. Spending reports will probably be lower than expected and major retailers will have [...]
Save $1000 in 30 days
Before all of this election stuff, we at the Guide used to regularly post about frugality and ways to pad to your savings. In these tough economic times, after the euphoria slowly transitions into pride, our wallets and bank accounts still need attention.
Over at I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Ramit Sethi has started [...]
Safety First
In an erratic market it pays to have sound financial products in your portfolio because you can bet that Uncle Sam won’t be passing the collection plate around for little old you or me. As faithful Molifeney.com readers you guys have already been schooled on the Beauty of Bonds as a safe investment. We’ve taking [...]
20Oct2008 | Molifeney | 0 comments | Continued



