I got a Facebook message from a friend of mine who was feeling down. His truck was broken and he didn’t have the money to fix it. He told me that he was just tired of being broke and he couldn’t get motivated to work, even though he really needed the money.

Veterans of World War II have been referred to as “America’s Greatest Generation”. They were raised during the Great Depression and fought in World War II. They created a boom in American affluence, harnessed atomic energy and put a man on the moon.

Chrysler has come up with an entirely new twist on a generations old problem, begging parents for a car.

The birth rate in the United States is now the lowest since the 1920s, when they began keeping this statistic. Experts are worried about the dire consequences of negative population growth, which is already occuring in parts of Europe and Asia.

This week, I have been thinking a lot about financial winners and losers. What makes some people succeed, while others fail? Why do those who start out with nothing often wind up more prosperous those who start out with everything?