Taking Advantage of the Fed’s All-You-Can-Spend Buffet

The big discussion this week — and the reason we’ve seen such a stellar week for stocks — was the decisions of the world’s Central Banks to give free money to Europe. And why not? They’ve been giving free money to US banks for the past few years. And just look how well that’s been working out! Clearly these wise monetary sages know precisely what they’re doing.

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Government-Backed Income Opportunity

President Obama has given us our next mega income opportunity. Whether you are an Obama loyalist, a Tea Partier or anything in between, it's clear the next major issue – besides possibly energy – will be education.

Even with massive increases in education spending over the last several years, comprehension and retention rates are falling flat. According to the Department of Education, reading levels have not improved one iota among 17-year-olds since it started keeping track of them in 1971. Yet we're paying twice as much on an inflation-adjusted basis.

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The Day FDR Tore Up The Constitution

With the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Elena Kagan last week, it's time once again to open up our “Pocket Constitutions.?

Kagan has already faced questions on the constitutionality of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell? and the classic “Right to Bear Arms.? But the major question that nominees always face during these events is whether the Constitution should be open to interpretation or if it is a literal document. And that got us thinking…

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