Interesting take on things.. It's about time someone told it like it is. We're sick of paying for other peoples problems. www.MarketGuru.com/Blacktuna

Obviously, the web doesn't account for the Roosevelt years. I do agree that juxtaposed white house administration and congress in regards to parties is better than a uniform party for both.

The so-called Clinton economy hinged on the invention of the world-wide web.

10Q detective is one of the best.

Good info.

That would indicate the financial sector still has a major downside risk...

I would hazard a guess that people are buying online rather than driving about town. I wonder if other online services are seeing a bump?

Could this really be the bottom for the financials?

Dinkytown.net has a lot of calculators than can work in a pinch. http://www.dinkytown.net/java/HSASavings.html

I don't know about anyone else, but I find HSAs extremely difficult to understand, explain and estimate effectively. Anyone know of a website that helps with HSA explanations and calculators?

Good heads up!

not often Rudyard Kipling is quoted in a financial topic!

can't vote on this! no mention of a weak dollar keeping commodities going!

Nice article M&I , T Rowe and NY Life look very strong.

Good to see you on the site, Sunny! That's a handy article.

Interesting read...good questions for a financial advisor.

Good article!

I continue to think that Greenspan might have moved a lot slower in interest rate cuts than we are currently seeing. Could these deep cuts create a wild swing later this year, or next year? Requiring dramatic increases?

It seems a lot of income annuities are coming on-line. With the market downturn and fears of recession I wonder is sales will rise?

I am curious if the Apple iPhone's introduction last year has RIM concerned. Apparently the iPhone captured 19% of the smart phone market in 6 months!