Writing Samples - Investing / Personal Finance

It's All About You - Real Economic Change Begins at the Grassroots Level

Feb 16 2009

by Amy Rauch Neilson, Stockcentral.com Contributor

There sure is a lot of finger-pointing going on these days. So much, in fact, that I've felt the need to begin putting it into categories, just so I can keep it all straight.

Are You Smarter Than a 10th Grader?

Sep 11 2009

by Amy Rauch Neilson, Stockcentral.com Contributor

Remember the license plate and the alphabet games - those now old-fashioned ways of keeping kids occupied on long road trips -- before the introduction of the in-car DVD? Rather than thinking of these activities as leftovers of an era gone by, I prefer to think that parents and kids alike have, well, evolved.

Analyzing Bank Stocks: What Your Club Needs to Know

Mar 27 2009

by Amy Rauch Neilson, Stockcentral.com Contributor

Euphoria. That was the stock market's response Monday, following the introduction of the Treasury's plan to purge bank balance sheets of up to $1 trillion in bad assets that are limiting bank lending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked nearly 500 points in a single trading session. What market sector led the march into this recession?