For decades India's government has been trying to force its 1.2 billion people into banks and away from storing their wealth in gold kept at home. Will silver be the ultimate victory?
It's hard to think anything's wrong when both groceries and gas are cheap. Yet both industries touch so many others that the ripple effect of dropping prices could be disastrous.
It sounds great: You never have to carry cash again, just pay with your phone. It's very convenient, until you discover all your virtual "wealth" has vanished.
It's the eternal business conundrum: To get ahead you have to stick your neck out. But can new companies succeed without getting their heads chopped off?
If you're over fifty when the next downturn comes, finding a new job could be a serious hurdle. In the meantime what happens to your retirement savings?
It's hard to get a financial grip when facts and figures are so slippery. But the advance estimate GDP numbers show even good news has a downside.
Remember how, as a kid, you thought a dollar was a lot of money? But what does it buy today? Now try looking at the dollars in your 401(k).