Alvin Hall appears in the following:
Safe at home: President Obama announces his housing bailout plan
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Yesterday President Obama unveiled his $275 billion plan to help millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages or avoid foreclosure. President Obama's plan claims to be simple, but...
Lessons from 800 years of economic crises
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Our current economic crisis isn’t the first crisis in history or even in recent memory and it most likely won’t be the last. But can events of the past teach us something this time ar...
Put Wall Street bonuses to work by rewarding the watchdogs
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Wall Street executives are getting plenty of criticism for handing out $18 billion in bonuses to themselves last year. But maybe there's a way to put bonuses to good use—by paying the...
As interest rates drop re-financing mortgages looks more attractive
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
As interest rates for mortgage loans continue to drop, homeowners are looking to refinance and lock in lower long term rates. But most applicants are getting turned down. Takeaway con...
Ten years after the death of Amadou Diallo, questions still persist
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Ten years ago today, four New York City police officers shot at Amadou Diallo 41 times, hitting him with 19 bullets. Diallo, a 22-year old immigrant from West Africa was unarmed. The ...
Shock on Capitol Hill as Daschle withdraws his nomination for HHS
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
A day after President Obama announced he would stand by his man, Tom Daschle, the nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department, has withdrawn his name for consideration. H...
Chapter 11, Chapter 7 or Chapter 13: The story of bankruptcy
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Congress is currently debating the possibility of bankruptcy reform, a measure that may come too late to save companies such as GM, but what about the little guy who is being crushed ...
Q&A: Alvin Hall takes your questions on personal finance and debt
Friday, November 21, 2008
Financial educator and author Alvin Hall took your questions on personal finance and debt on Friday, November 21, 2008.
Credit care deliquencies rise
Friday, November 21, 2008
Submit your questions about debt for financial consultant Alvin Hall and join us at thetakeaway.org at 1 p.m. Eastern for a live Q&A;.
Where (and how) you'll find jobs under a president Obama
Monday, November 10, 2008
"You could walk through any store in Manhattan right now and you could bowl down the main aisle. There aren't any people." — Financial consultant Alvin Hall
Auto bailout and jobs
Monday, November 10, 2008
"One job in Detroit will affect seven more in the economy." — Micheline Maynard, The New York Times
Economy Week
Monday, October 27, 2008
The latest economic news is a forecast for another rough week for Americans. American companies in the goods and services sector continue to cut jobs while analysts are looking to ne...
Where It's Due
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert, discusses exactly how credit scores are linked to consumption and the proposed new credit card regulations.
Wrapping Up Finances
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author, You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), explains what you should be thinking about financially at the end of the year.
Iowa’s Home Stretch
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The clock is ticking to the Iowa caucuses: one week to go. How are candidates and voters spending the week between Christmas and New Years? Also, following up on the Bhutto assassination; the end of the incandescent lighbulb; and the next installment of our ongoing series on personal finance with ...
Wrapping Up Finances
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author of You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), joins us for the month of December to discuss the end of year financial decisions you need to make.
Young, Homeless and Gay
Thursday, December 20, 2007
A new report that finds more than 25% of all homeless teens in New York are gay. What does being gay have to do with being homeless? Why are they more at risk? Also, personal finance expert Alvin Hall continues the series on doing a year-end financial audit.
Wrapping Up Finances
Friday, December 14, 2007
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author of You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), talks about end of year financial decisions you need to make.
Wrapping Up Finances
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Alvin Hall, personal finance expert and author of You and Your Money: It's More Than Just the Numbers (Atria, 2007), talks about end of year financial decisions you need to make.
