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Daily Archives: October 7, 2008

Our Broken Health Care System

October 7, 2008
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Today I’m not going to write about our country’s economic crisis; everyone else has done that.  And I’m not going to reiterate my conviction that the worst of the bear market has passed, and that the future for many stocks will be very good from here.  Savvy investors know that the best stocks will lead the way higher long before the man on the street loses his recently-reinforced fear of investing. So today I’m looking ahead, and focusing on one of our country’s other great challenges, health care, where I see reason for optimism. Back in an old issue...

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Bailout Comments From Readers

October 7, 2008
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Here are some more of the great comments I received during the weekened regarding the government’s bailout plan. If you have something to say about the bailout or economic situation, please leave your comment here. “I’m not sure anyone has the answers to our financial problems, although having said that a few things are note-worthy to mention–first, even if the $700 billion the government may wind up spending on trying to restore liquidity and some measure of confidence into the markets may not solve the problems by itself but if it returns some liquidity therefore helping return a measure...

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