My 401(k) Proves I Could Do Better Than CNBC

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 13, 2009 1:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – He may have gotten only a B in economics, but James Rainey, in the Los Angeles Times, says he can be the next CNBC personality. “There’s got to be a spot for me on one of those chatter fests,” he says, because... Read full story »

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