22Jul

Why does work suck? Because full-grown adults are made to feel like children, Slaves to the clock, working by rules that are more fit to the 19th century then today. We work all week and then have to …

27May

If you're looking for a leg up on the market, Douglas S. Roberts, Managing Principal of Channel Capital Research, suggests that you need to watch what the Federal Reserve is doing. In his new book…

16Apr

Farnoosh Torabi, whose current claim to fame is getting that crazy Jim Cramer to sit down every day for a video interview on stocks to watch at TheStreet.com, is the author of a new book You're So…

7Apr

Gene Marcial, who writes the influential BusinessWeek column "Inside Wall Street" has taken his 25+ years of investing knowledge and distilled it into a new book called "7 Commandments …

2Apr

Almost everyone has a notion of their dream home, their personal showplace. Unfortunately, reality dictates that most of us will buy and sell a number of homes before getting there. And both the buyin…

27Mar

Robert Kiyosaki is back with another in his "Rich Dad" line of books; this one's called Chicken Soup for the Rich Dad's Soul. Just kidding. But the Rich Dad theme has been beaten abo…

18Mar

Biography of the Dollar is a much more entertaining book than it deserves to be. I mean, it's a book about the world's monetary system and how our dollar fuels it, and the threats to the dolla…

4Mar

Ever been surprised to see someone you always thought was a goofball idiot turn into a rich, successful person while your training and smarts were not getting you to the same place? In the appropriate…

26Feb

I came to the new book A Life at Work by Thomas Moore with no preconceived notions, other than that I liked the subtitle's promise to help me realize "The Joy of Discovering What You Were Bor…

5Feb

I have referenced Gregory Karp's money-saving tips in the past, such as his tip for making razor blades last longer, so I was happy to see the always-frugal personal finance columnist come out wit…

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