Here are some news stories I read today.
* Jon Markman’s 17 stocks that always go up
* Personal bankruptcies hit record high [focus]
* Mortgage applications up 9.9%
* Even rich folks have bag-lady syndrome [focus]
* Keeping new year’s resolutions
* Thousands of customers had problems with TIAA-Cref [focus]
* Too much, too fast for the stock market [focus]
* Four rules for asset allocation [focus]
Updated July 16, 2010 and originally published January 11, 2006. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.











Luke Landes founded Consumerism Commentary in 2003 and has been building online communities since 1990. Luke, also known as Flexo, has contributed to PC World Magazine, US News, Forbes, and other publications. 



