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Posted on 23 October 2008 by Remington Tonar

Over the past few months the American public has been inundated with information on the current financial crisis, which will surely burden global economies for years to come. Certainly, there are a multiplicity of factors that contributed to the economic downturn that we’re currently experiencing; one of these factors is the issuance of sub-prime mortgages. [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Finance, Presidential Election

Election 2008: Political economics 101

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Jacob Jasperson

With the election drawing near, and many voters still undecided (even here at Marquette) the Warrior thought it would be a good idea to shed some much needed light on the two candidates, particularly their economic policies and the impact it would have on Marquette students. All information and statistics has been taken entirely [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Finance

Tough Economy…Maybe I’ll Go to Grad School

Posted on 09 October 2008 by Jacob Jasperson

Most of us have invested a great deal of time and resources into our continued education with the hope that when we graduate it will return great dividends. And since we all attend Marquette University, we have invested significantly more than others; again with the hope that, in the long run, it will pay [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Economics, Finance

Stop keeping money under the mattress

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Jacob Jasperson

Financial instability, turmoil in the market, rising prices, falling stocks, mergers, foreclosures, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; all signs of a market on the brink of the R-word. We won’t say the R-word here at “The Warrior”—it’s never a good idea to mention it out loud. But if you watch the news at [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Dorms, Finance, meal plans

New meal plan: do the numbers add up?

Posted on 10 September 2008 by Jacob Jasperson

Warrior business manager, Jacob Jasperson, takes a look at the new meal plans offered by the Office of Residence Life and provides advice to help you save money. Continue Reading

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Tags: Finance, money

Buy or rent?

Posted on 16 April 2008 by Barrett Willich

The vast majority of Marquette students has or will rent an apartment for their junior and senior years. Every month, students write a rent check to the slumlords who make a huge profit off of their condemnable buildings. After graduation, as students move off campus and into the real world, they need to think about [...] Continue Reading

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