The House of Representatives is trying to cripple the experiment with health savings accounts by burdening it with extra layers of bureaucracy.
If there is a silver lining to the bursting of the real estate bubble, the weak economy and the attendant bear market, it may be that the great mass of baby boomers still 10 or more years from retirement might be scared into saving more for retirement while they still have time.
Tools designed to help investors avoid investments in countries that sponsor terrorism or genocide, or that violate the human rights of their citizens, are the latest offerings from financial services firms.
This year's proxy season could be a pivotal one in the battle for improved corporate governance.
Judging by the heated reaction of members of Congress, Wall Street, the insurance industry, the savings-and-loan and regional-bank industries, etc., Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to revamp the nation's financial regulation is pretty good.
Judging by the thundering impact of the housing collapse, something is wrong with financial regulation.
Not that we needed much confirmation, but the Federal Reserve Board's actions last week confirmed the seriousness of the financial crisis that was triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble.
