Does anyone doubt that psychology plays a major role in the movement of the stock market?  We see a bleak future and we sell our stocks. We see a perpetual down market and we resist buying stocks. We are sure that home prices can only go down, so we don’t buy that new home we [...]

I have been writing the content for a web site called The Bailout Blog for a client in California.  The bailout has been the subject of numerous headlines, talk shows and opinion pieces.  Most Americans very likely don’t fully understand the bailout, but have an opinion based on the headlines.
The bailout certainly has its pluses [...]