President-elect Obama ran on a platform of "real change." Here's my proposal which would make good on that promise:

Outlaw 401(k) plans. Throw them out entirely and replace them with something that would be an economic stimulus for those who need it the most.

The 401(k) system is a disgrace....

What is it with Steve Jobs and batteries?

A new 17-inch MacBook was announced today at MacWorld. It's thin, lightweight (for a 17-inch notebook), but has one serious flaw: A non-removable battery. No matter how Apple tries to explain how they've been able to make the battery last longer (up...

It gets worse.

You've been betrayed by the banks, the investment firms, the government. You skimp and borrow and try to send your kids to the best college they can get into; or you work the night shift at some bar and put yourself through college; or you've got...

Sound investment advisors and the wisdom of the ages give the same counsel. Diversify, or in other words, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Why didn't Bernard Madoff's investors heed this truism? Enough of their crocodile tears; they wanted their crocodile shoes and bags.

Any mentally competent adult...

In just 4 years, Facebook and other social media have revolutionized the way in which young people communicate. Now, they are unlocking a vast and unexpected potential for the rest of us.

Achievement in almost any area of life is heavily dependent upon other people. We tirelessly spend time...

The magazine Corporate Board Member is scheduled to come out with an article in their January issue entitled "How to Icahn-proof your board," according to marketing materials the publication sent out.

Naturally I await this article with keen interest, particularly since I serve on a number of boards that...

As the country struggles with this vicious recession, we look for ways to rejuvenate the economy and reverse the downturn.

What end recessions are the following:

First, producing and saving, as opposed to spending and borrowing.

Second, economic stimulus in the form of tax cuts and rebates, which are truly...

1. Don't skimp on the primp. No more half-assing your work attire. Pick it out ahead of time and you'll cut down on fashion faux pas and the time it takes to get ready in the morning.

2. No excuses--write down your goals. You've heard by now that writing...

Obama is twice the luckiest President in living memory: He is not blamed for the current crisis and he has the luxury of watching the meltdown, and his lame-duck predecessor's rescue efforts, safely from the sidelines since November.

But Obama-nomics must be global, not merely national.

The world's financial system...

I am so sick of the news. Every time I watch CNBC and see yet another pundit with yet another market prediction, I think of Chateau Musar -- and not just because they make me want to reach for a bottle.

In 1975, Gaston Hochar ran...

General Motors Corporation
Attn: Mr. G. Richard Wagoner, CEO
Ford Motor Company
Mr. Alan R. Mulally, CEO
Chrysler Corporation
Mr. Robert L. Nardelli, CEO
Detroit, Michigan

Gentlemen:

I watched with interest as you paraded to Washington on your private jets begging for money and,...

Every day, there is another example of the conspiracy of silence that pervades the traditional media's description of the current economic crisis. Sure, de-regulation, greed and pure stupidity has a lot to do with it. But, in truth, the underlying reason for the collapse has been a persistent war on...

Over the next couple of months, TV network programmers and promotion executives will don their Don Quixote costumes and flail at windmills in the hope and belief Americans will embrace more than a handful of new and returning series. And in a recessionary economy, advertisers' questions will become even louder...

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spinning, their final 2008 full-year sales figures, as Wall Street-type industry analysts and reporters ranging from outlets including the Associated Press to Motor Trend, from Automotive News...

Not long ago, somebody asked me who I'm inspired by in my work. It was an easy answer. Martin Luther King, Tina Fey. Oprah Winfrey, for recognizing the gift her platform is and using it to encourage others. Arianna Huffington. Rupert Murdoch, for his seeming agility despite that he's hardly...