Bankruptcy: The Foreclosure Kill Switch
Wednesday, April 23
9.1 million homeowners are grappling with being seriously underwater (owing at least 25 percent more than their homes are worth) in an economy in which the average family's earnings are stagnant or dropping. With banks and other lenders frequently unwilling or incapable of providing real solut...
An Open Letter To Jamie Dimon
Monday, March 31
Mr. Dimon, you said that if you could do things differently, you would never be in default servicing again and would tell anyone who took out a mortgage with Chase that if they are 60 days late, you would sell their mortgage and would not want to do business with them anymore. On behalf of bor...
Crowdfunding is Changing. Are you Ready?
Friday, March 21
Just six months ago, equity crowdfunding was not yet legal in the U.S. Today, there are close to 1,000 crowdfunding sites in existence—at last count, Crowdsourcing.org included 994 crowdfunding sites in its directory. Thanks to the JOBS Act, small businesses and startups now have gre...
How to Make a Bigger Impact with your Investments in 2014
Wednesday, February 19
Investing with the hope of gaining a good return is a given. But today’s investors are looking for returns that go beyond dollars and cents. Between 2010 and 2012, sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) grew more than 22 percent, reaching $3.74 trillion in total managed asse...