The end of 2009 is also the end of the first decade of the century – and that makes it a good time to get some perspective on the last 10 years. This video, courtesy of our friends at Newsweek that gives you a quick overview of the decade – it might surprise you to [...]

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Image by sheldon0531 via Flickr One of my clients thought that their 45 minute move across townships would be easy. It was for her 15 year old son, who connected with new friends on Facebook even before they moved. But her 8 year old daughter did not have the same experience. You’d have thought they [...]

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Christmas is more than a religous holiday – its a season that reminds us of family, and childhood, and giving – and this cartoon from 1953 is a simple and pleasant childhood experience rom a quieter and simpler era. So if you’re spending some time on the computer today, take a minute to relive a [...]

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From my childhood – a Holiday message by R.O. Blechman for CBS in 1966 – at a time when we bemoaned the commercial nature of the holiday without knowing how much more commercial it was going to get – Have a wonderful Holiday – enjoy your time with your family whether you’re spending it at [...]

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Fannie Mae raised the bar for mortgage applicants this past weekend.  Getting approved for a home loan just got harder, as if loan liquidity weren’t already the biggest problem facing home buyers. In its official announcement, Fannie Mae says the updates minimize long-term lending risks.  If that’s the case, this won’t be the last guideline [...]

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Image via Wikipedia The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. In its press release, the FOMC noted that the U.S. economy “has continued to pick up”, that the jobs markets is getting better, and that housing market has shown “some signs of improvement” [...]

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Except for the first three years of my life and the time I spent in college, my life has been in Philly and I don’t understand anyone that doesn’t appreciate this city. Although my residence is in a suburb of Philly, Elkins Park, I spend a lot of time in the city and enjoying all [...]

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