Author John F. Wasik’s The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome serves up a double-dose of economic pathology. First, it offers a postmortem on the gruesome death of The Housing Bubble, finding a cadaver covered in fingerprints – the whorls of Wall Street and Washington elites – and inside the carcass, the toxic bile of hideous mortgage products and manic borrowers. »more»

"Where to Put Your Money NOW" by Peter Passell is an easy-to-read investment primer updated to address today's financial crisis. The initial chapters contains a particularly clear and concise explanation of how we got ourselves into this fiscal mess. Passell details the underlying factors that contributed to the many asset bubbles that began bursting in 2007. »more»

Have you ever heard the story about the man who wakes up in a bathtub of ice with a note to call 911? How about the "facts" that you only use 10% of your brain or that the Great Wall of China is the only man made object that can be seen from outer space? »more»

The current economic crisis is causing widespread pain and stress. No surprise there. But what can be done about it? »more»

Robert Kiyosaki is a best selling author and is most know for his "Rich Dad Poor Dad". His books could be best called very personal finance as he covers topics typically off limits for financial books. The genesis of "Rich Dad" was his father's lack of financial security. This time it's his sister's turn. »more»

It is hard to imagine advice as timely as this, "Don’t count on home equity as your sole source of retirement income." Sentences like this led to me changing my mind about reviewing "Cash-Rich Retirement" by Jim Schlagheck. »more»

"Increase Your Financial IQ" is Robert Kiyosaki's latest personal financial book. In case you haven't heard of Kiyosaki or his Rich Dad series, he has authored 18 motivational/finance books and other material that have reportedly sold a combined 26 million copies. »more»

Life is too short to spend in an unsatisfying job. However by middle age, career transitions are risky and expensive. The last thing you want to do is to go through a gut wrenching experience moving into a new career only to find that it wasn't what you expected. But how do you know what a new career will be like before you actually do it? »more»

The day I received the review copy of "Fast Profits in Hard Times" the Dow lost over 200 points. "Hard times" is certainly an apt description of our current economic state so it was with more than cursory interest that I cracked open the book. By the time I finished it a few days later the Dow had given away another 500 points--hard times indeed. »more»

"Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets" by William Bonner and Lila Rajiva is not your typical personal finance book and that might be one of the bigger understatements we've made in a long time. Yes, in the last quarter of the book it does finally give you more or less concrete information that you can apply to managing your financing. So what's the other 75%? »more»