Today, Facebook stock will be available.  Will you be buying?

President Obama recently met with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America to declare that he believes same-sex marriages should be legal.  The motive for his decision to go public?  His daughters, who have friends at their school who have same-sex parents.

This week the New York Times published an article about the strategies Apple uses to keep their tax burden low, in regard to their income.  This created a storm of controversy.  Yet is it Apple’s fault that they can use tax laws to their benefit?  Why should they pay more in taxes than they are [...]

Newt Gingrich has been quietly chugging along in his effort to become the next Republican candidate, but there is word that he will soon give up his bid.  That leads to the next question–who will be Romney’s vice presidential candidate?  Many are speculating it will be Marco Rubio, but we will just have to wait [...]

Have you heard of the FinCon12?  It is a conference for personal finance bloggers.  This year it will be held in Denver, Colorado in early September, and I have decided to attend.  This will be a great opportunity to meet other finance bloggers face-to-face and to share knowledge with one another.

In the last few weeks, there has been speculation that N. Korea would launch a long range missile and that George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin, would be charged with murder.  Yesterday, both events occurred.  Luckily, the North Korean missile seems to have fallen apart and dropped into the ocean.  George Zimmerman was [...]

Mitt Romney seems to have the Republican nomination all wrapped up, but Rick Santorum refuses to stop now.  We might have a few more weeks before the official nominee can be named, though Romney and Obama already have their sights set on one another.

The Supreme Court has begun to hear the case on Obamacare.  Does Obamacare violate the Constitution by requiring all U.S. citizens to buy health care or face a financial penalty?  This is an important trial, and the decision handed down, which is expected to happen in June, will be groundbreaking.

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the man who allegedly killed 16 Afghanistan civilians, including 9 children, is expected to be charged with 17 counts of murder today.  He was on his fourth tour of duty, and his recent actions beg the question, how many war zone deployments are too many?  How should the military handle those [...]

The unseasonably warm weather across the country is actually helping the economy thanks in part to more people going out to shop and construction workers who can continue to work during a time when they are normally at a standstill.  However, it remains to be seen how much we may need to pay for storm [...]