I suppose a better way to frame that question is: Should you cut your children's allowance in a recession even if your income may not have been affected? I'm looking for opinions and comments on this …

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Francis Chou (who I've heard is one of the nicest guys in the industry) is something else. The Chou Europe fund which was launched in 2003, has not made money for unit-holders for the past six years …

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For those who haven't figured it out, the post titled "Real Estate Agents Adopt Hedge Fund Commission Structure" was an April Fool's prank. I thought the name of the realty firm in the post would …

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Update: This was an April Fool's Prank! In what can only be classified as bad timing, a handful of real estate agents at Dewey Cheetham and Howe Realty have announced plans to adopt the now infamous …

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A few personal finance bloggers decided to have a friendly stock picking contest for 2009. We had made our picks back in December of 2008 and the plan was to track the calendar year performance of …

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Most financial advisors work on commission. When investment sales are down, advisors often turn to talking about insurance - the in-house sales and marketing material often talk about various …

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