Rick Newman is a columnist for Yahoo Finance, the largest financial news site on the Web, which reaches millions of prosperous and well-informed readers around the world every day. He is a leading authority on the turbulent economic transformation that is upending American society and remaking the middle class. In addition to his regular journalism, Rick s insights have made him a popular TV and radio commentator who has appeared on many major news networks, including CNN, MSNBC, CBS and C-Span, as well as on numerous local radio stations including NPR. He has previously served as Chief Busine...