MEDIA REVIEWS - April 8-15, 2010

Ross Levin and Jon Gallo offer interesting comments on, respectively, the idea of moving on instead of trying to change the past and defining how investment responsibility should be handed out to trustees. But the real action in this review is in the Economist articles. The first offers an outside-the-country view of the recent health care reform package, and the conclusion is cautiously optimistic--although, as you'll see from reading the review, the impact of some of the most important provisions won't be known for a decade. Meanwhile, there is evidence that America's economy is completely remaking itself into a less consumer-driven, higher exporting, more energy-independent, and generally more urban society. Britain, meanwhile, faces years of recovery. And the final article offers a glimpse of the politics of the future, and some of the issues that we may all be debating as more voters get older.

I hope your tax season is winding down, and that it generally went smoothly, and that you were able to get your quarterly reports out on time. For the planning profession generally, this may be the most stressful time of the year--but, as you know, much of the stress will soon be over.