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Published 10/11/08

The economic news is getting scary. Are spiraling stock prices, tighter credit and other recent developments affecting you?

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As all the financial people I've talked to say, "You're young, you'll recover." It hurts, but "I (We) will recover."

I feel for people in their 50s and 60s who look to their 401(k) and 403(b) right now as the young boy in Oliver Twist... "Please sir, may I have more?" My heart goes out to them.

My only nightmare is the coming recession/depression. Well hey, at least the lobbyists got all the money they needed for all the "pork" that was added onto that "bail-out." Good job...

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