Money
Your Crazy-Expensive Wedding is Destroying Society
Let me confess: I’m a lucky guy. When I started courting my soon-to-be-wife back in 2005, she quickly let me know she wasn’t a diamond […]
Stu Bykofsky’s Lousy Idea to Help Unemployed Workers
We suppose we should be happy that Stu Bykofsky is concerned about the plight of America’s long-term unemployed instead of, you know, insulting them. Still, […]
13 Ways to Avoid Being Broke at Christmas
Not enough money for Christmas presents? Yeah, I thought so. That’s because you spent too much money in 2013 on frivolous things. Well, that ship […]
8 Reasons I’m Happy It’s Not 1963
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you’re probably aware that tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. Documentaries […]
Would Private Charity Be More Effective If the Wealthy Were More Charitable?
Conservative critics of government social welfare programs argue that private charity, which Americans engage in on a vast scale, can help those in need better […]
Camden County Congressman Rob Andrews Investigated by 60 Minutes
Camden County Congressman Rob Andrews is having a bad couple of months. In late August, the House Ethics committee announced it was extending its investigation […]
Former Eagle Irving Fryar Accused of Mortgage Fraud
NJ.com reports: “Former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar was indicted today along with his mother for conspiring to steal more than $690,000 by […]
Why TD Bank Might Not Buy Citizens Bank
The Philadelphia Business Journal is skeptical of rumors suggesting TD Bank may buy Citizens Bank, offering five reasons why a deal might not get done.
TD Bank Renews Interest in Acquiring Citizens Bank
Canadian TD Bank is eyeing the acquisition of Providence-based Citizens, both of which service the Philly area and together, says Joe DiStefano, would rival Wells […]
Officials Have Great New Idea for Funding Philadelphia Schools: Collect Taxes
CBS Philly reports that City Hall is promising a more-vigorous effort to collect the “school tax,” in light of the district’s ongoing funding woes. “The […]
Philadelphia’s Economy Is Growing Exactly as Slowly as You Think It Is
A chart from The Atlantic: Philadelphia Business Journal puts it in perspective: Between 2009 and 2012, Philadelphia’s GDP grew by 9.4 percent, ranking 9th out […]
Study: Your Bank Probably Sucks, Philly
Here’s a chicken-or-egg question: Do Philadelphia banks suck because they’re banks, or because they’re in Philadelphia? Philadelphia Business Journal offers some insight: Five of the […]
Perelmans Haved Added A New Generation to Their Byzantine Family Legal Battles
We’ve actually lost track of which Perelmans are mad at whom. What we know is that a bunch of rich people with Philadelphia ties keep […]
Poverty Up in Pennsylvania, Down in Philadelphia
First, the kind of bad news: “The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that almost 1.8 million people in Pennsylvania, or 13.9 percent, were living in poverty […]
Forbes: These 4 Philadelphians are Worth $8.6 Billion
Forbes just released its annual Forbes 400 list, which is also known as The Richest People In America. Four Philadelphia-area residents made the cut. And […]