Bob Carden

James M. Scott’s ‘Target Tokyo’ tells Doolittle Raid story with new twists
Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Bob carden

SLIDESHOW James M. Scott's 'Target Tokyo' tells Doolittle Raid story with new twists Target Tokyo Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor By James M. Scott W.W. Norton. 672 pp. $35 Reviewed by Bob Carden Few World War...

Investment fraud isn’t relegated to Wall Street: Beware the Ponzi schemer next door
The Washington Post

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Bob carden

John McKenney’s a smart guy. A lawyer and tax expert, McKenney left Washington a few years ago and moved to Sarasota, Fla. He got a tan, took up yoga, started dating a well-heeled local woman. She brought McKenney into her...

Behavioral economics show that women tend to make better investments than men
The Washington Post

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Bob carden

By Robert Carden October 11, 2013 It’s happy hour at Hanaro in Bethesda, and I’m with my wife. We’re there about an hour, gobbling plates of half-price tuna rolls and washing them down with $3.50 Blue Moons. Have to hurry,...

A storm in vacationland: HomeAway’s fees anger renters and owners
The Washington Post

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Bob carden

By Bob Carden June 3, 2016 HomeAway.com, the online vacation rental site, has riled customers with a change in practices that some say has made the getaways of their renters more expensive.At issue is a new “service fee” that HomeAway...

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