http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/magazines/fortune/sloan/?section=money_allansloan From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. en-us © 2010 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:02:44 EDT 10 http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/magazines/fortune/sloan/?section=money_allansloan http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/images/cnnmoney_logo_144x30.gif 144 30 From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/11/01/pf/insurance/deer_insurance_costs.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/11/01/pf/insurance/deer_insurance_costs.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan If you think that deer are the cute woodland creatures of Bambi, think again. In the real world -- to the extent that suburbs like mine are the real world -- deer are pests. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:02:00 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/10/25/news/economy/foreclosures_big_banks.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/10/25/news/economy/foreclosures_big_banks.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan The biggest danger to the U.S. capitalist system doesn't come from communists or community activists or left-wing academics. It comes from some of the nation's biggest financial institutions. These companies, which helped create the financial meltdown that touched off the Great Recession, have now found yet another way to undermine the public's faith in capitalism and markets: the foreclosure fiasco. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:03:28 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/09/27/markets/stocks_lessons_highs.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/09/27/markets/stocks_lessons_highs.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan You can learn a lot from anniversaries. Take the little-noticed one that arrives in a few days, marking three years since the U.S. stock market's all-time high. You didn't realize the market peaked on Oct. 9, 2007? That's understandable, given all the stuff we've had to deal with since then, most of it bad. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:34:52 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/09/03/real_estate/mortgage_help_gumbinger.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/09/03/real_estate/mortgage_help_gumbinger.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan The government has bailed out Wall Street firms, giant banks, creditors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and is trying to bail out people who've defaulted or are about to default on their mortgages. But let's say you're a hardworking family that has done nothing wrong except buy a home when the housing bubble was at its peak a few years ago. Your mortgage is now way underwater, but you're still making payments because you want to stay in your home -- and you're actually honorable. You're paying for everyone else's bailout, but because you have no equity in your house, you can't refinance to take advantage of the ultra-low mortgage rates that Uncle Sam's bailout strategy has produced. To use the technical term, you're being screwed. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:33:21 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/08/17/news/economy/bush_tax_cuts_expire.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/08/17/news/economy/bush_tax_cuts_expire.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan One of the great misconceptions in this country is that what happens in Washington determines what happens in financial markets. It's so simple, convenient, and satisfying to attribute market movements to the President, the Federal Reserve, Congress, the tax code, or some combination of them. It sure makes for great sound bites and slogans -- but often makes for inaccurate analysis. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:28:45 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/08/09/news/economy/social_security_value.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/08/09/news/economy/social_security_value.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan There's real money in the world, then there's funny money -- stuff that looks real, but isn't. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:24:23 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/28/news/companies/kkr_tax_deal.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/28/news/companies/kkr_tax_deal.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan It's human nature to want to pay as little in taxes as possible, and to have someone else pick up the tab for the taxes we do have to pay. For most of us, alas, that's just a fantasy. But to the folks who run America's biggest and most prominent buyout funds, it's reality. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:18:44 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/20/news/steinbrenner_shipbuilding.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/20/news/steinbrenner_shipbuilding.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan Since George Steinbrenner died last week, the Boss has gotten a lot of press -- for returning the Yankees to their winning ways, for ushering in an era of big spending in sports and for amassing a reputation as one of baseball's most vilified owners. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:37:09 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/13/news/economy/green_energy_magic.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/13/news/economy/green_energy_magic.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan It's much easier to look for a magic solution than it is to adapt to reality. Take energy, for instance. These days "clean energy," also known as "green energy," is being presented as the magic solution for global warming, our dependence on foreign oil, and the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Maybe even for warts and bad breath. A typical example of the hype, from one of President Obama's speeches about BP: "The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now." Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:33:58 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/06/news/economy/sloan_treasury_bubble.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/07/06/news/economy/sloan_treasury_bubble.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan Financial markets can make you look really foolish, even if you thought your analysis was right, and still do. Today's humbling example: the best investment by far for the first half of this year has been the one that people like me have been warning against: long-term U.S. Treasury bonds. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:49:04 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/29/news/economy/sloan_financial_reform.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/29/news/economy/sloan_financial_reform.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a former editor, who told me how to handle topics that were likely to annoy the powerful. "Don't nibble at their toes," he told me. "Go for their throat." Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:36:25 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/22/news/companies/oil_spill_reaction.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/22/news/companies/oil_spill_reaction.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan If you're searching for yet another reason to hate BP and distrust Washington, here it is. No, I'm not talking about the dead birds, befouled beaches, or zillions in damages inflicted on millions of Americans by the incompetents at BP (enabled by clueless federal regulators). Rather, I'm talking about the way our nation will overreact to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. That overreaction will cause us far greater damage than the disaster itself will, because we'll import more oil than we otherwise would and produce less of our own. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:28:59 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/10/news/companies/sloan_carried_interest.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/06/10/news/companies/sloan_carried_interest.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan The folks who run investment partnerships like Blackstone are proving to be fabulous dealmakers once again. At least when it comes to looking after their own interests. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:34:37 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/31/news/companies/bailout_shareholders_sloan.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/31/news/companies/bailout_shareholders_sloan.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan There's some good news for those of us who worry that Wall Street hasn't paid a big enough price for being bailed out by the government. It's that the people with stakes in the worst, most-bailed-out firms have lost a ton of money, even though the Street is back to making obscene profits. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:27:05 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/27/pf/investing_advice.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/27/pf/investing_advice.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan What should you do with your investments if you hear that the Dow has suddenly dropped 1,000 points in 20 minutes? Or that euro-panic has sent stocks swooning? The right answer should be "nothing." Because if you have to worry about a 1,000-point Dow drop ruining your life, your problem isn't the Dow. It's that you're not running your financial life properly. Fri, 28 May 2010 06:32:41 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/17/markets/treasurybonds_safety.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/17/markets/treasurybonds_safety.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan People often ask me how they can go wrong buying U.S. Treasury bonds. After all, they say, no matter how bad our fiscal problems get, the government can always print the dollars it needs to redeem its bonds. So what's the problem? Tue, 18 May 2010 03:56:54 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/07/markets/curse_machine.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/07/markets/curse_machine.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan You have to love the ways computers find new ways to screw up our lives, in matters big and small. Fri, 07 May 2010 13:13:43 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/05/news/economy/wall_street_fixes_full.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/05/news/economy/wall_street_fixes_full.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan The first thing you learn when you start looking at Wall Street, which I've been doing for 40 years, is to never trust the salesmen. What they promise you isn't necessarily what you get. You need to use common sense, watch out for your own interests, and at least make an attempt to understand the fine print. Wed, 05 May 2010 18:14:31 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/05/news/economy/wall_street_fixes.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/05/news/economy/wall_street_fixes.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan The first thing you learn when you start looking at Wall Street, which I've been doing for 40 years, is to never trust the salesmen. What they promise you isn't necessarily what you get. You need to use common sense, watch out for your own interests, and at least make an attempt to understand the fine print. Wed, 05 May 2010 11:47:31 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/04/news/companies/goldman_junk.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2010/05/04/news/companies/goldman_junk.fortune/index.htm?section=money_allansloan Back in 2007, before Goldman Sachs had become a 24/7 whipping boy, my colleague, Doris Burke, and I wrote an article showing how Goldman had peddled a particularly wretched issue of mortgage-backed securities to its customers, and had also bet against the kind of mortgages that made up the securities. Tue, 04 May 2010 17:38:35 EDT