There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young people are at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals.

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

As in most subjects relating to money management, there's a wide diversity of opinion on portfolio concentration versus diversification.