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You've also got to give middle-class white kids more than a snowball's chance in hell at getting grants and scholarships.

The guy's parents probably didn't give him *any* instruction, that's the problem. He probably just succumbed to the notion that pervades our whole society, that you should "do what you love and find a way to get paid for it," "do what makes you happy," "major in whatever you're good at," etc etc...

A person with a "loser liberal arts major" should get used to a life of subdued earnings - not a life under an stifling debt burden that even a very solid living will not help him or her to get out from under. This is a matter of keeping America *competitive.* I shudder to think what will...

Agree, but I think we are at a crossroads in terms of determining what levels of debt are reasonable for ordinary law-abiding people to sustain in obtaining the very basic necessities of life. Higher education is supposed to be a ticket to upward mobility. The way our society has regressed...

I like the solution that Karen Finerman bandied on "Fast Money" some time back - college students should pledge a percentage of their future earnings to school in exchange for their higher education. It is simply untenable in the longer term for people to come out of school this deep in the...

I read the Danish news every day, and I was stunned to read reports this morning that ordinary debit cards are no longer functioning in Iceland (Scandinavians in general use debit cards for daily purchases, and do not carry around a lot of cash). Entire population of 300k, and their...

I just started working here and I am going to need to tie one on this week, and probably next week too. Where do you recommend? Not for hooking up - just drinks.

Thanks for this guys. Does Thinkorswim's package have some kind of "heatseeker"-type function that tracks volume and volatility gainers?

Looking for a good source for real time volume and volatility data with a good charting package. Have used Interactive Brokers historically and was for the most part pleased, but their offering leaves some things to be desired and I wondered if other traders had better luck with other data...