9 Ways Disconnecting Doesn’t Make You Any Safer

A funny thing happened on my way from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. this week, I found myself on a flight without Wi-Fi. The prospect of being unplugged for more than four hours on...

Welcome to the Fiscal Blip. Demand More in 2013

In what Democrat pundits are trying to spin as white-flag politics today, it would appear a deal is imminent and each side will spin the merits, or lack thereof, for the purposes of the...

It’s Not You, It’s Your Credit Score: 7 Ways to Improve It in 2013

The dating world has been turned upside down (yet again). There is no new feature on Match.com, eHarmony, or Christian Mingle. Believe it or not, the culprit this time around is that universal theoretical...

Cybergeddon or Cybersanity? Identity Theft in 2013

In 2013, we'll have to make a choice: Either we acknowledge we're at war and push back hard, or we keep pretending nothing's wrong -- and pay the price. In the coming weeks, as we've...

The Dodd-Frank Act Paved the Way for Effective Gun Laws

I admit that I am no expert on the gun industry, but I am sufficiently experienced in politics, lobbying, finance and public advocacy to know that the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting made it possible...

How to Fix the Student Loan Crisis (for Real This Time)

As Washington slides ever closer to the fiscal cliff, financial vortex, or whatever will be the next term du jour, and our national focus finally shifts to fixing that which has heretofore been deemed...

The Disturbing Inaction of Congress on the Mortgage Cliff

With the presidential election over, the fiscal cliff is all anyone can talk about. The "cliff" is actually a drastic metaphor for a chronic political logjam caused by partisanship. There's another cliff on the...

When Your Identity Is Tossed Out the Window… Literally

The scene of the crime is the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year was spectacular --- great entertainment with many new balloons and floats. Fall was in the air and so, too, was...

What Black Friday and the Fiscal Cliff Have in Common

Black Friday is upon us. Yes, it's time once again for intrepid American consumers to hit the stores like there's no tomorrow --- nudging hundreds of thousands of retailers into the black and ourselves...

How the SEC Almost Shut Down Wall Street

Here's a fun fact: Hackers, just like bankers, real estate agents and collectors of Star Trek memorabilia, attend conferences. Even better: they play games at the conferences. One of the games they play has...