Financial crisis reading material

Last night the Senate approved the “bailout plan,” and it waits for a vote from the House tomorrow (Friday).

In the meantime, here are some articles on the hoopla surrounding the financial crisis. An informed investor is a smarter investor – and even if you don’t do much investing, this stuff is good to know.

1. As Credit Crisis Spiraled, Alarm Led to Action: from the New York Times, a great timeline of everything that led up to the current situation.
2. Washington Post Q&A: Readers ask questions about the situation.
3. Topical Depression: Bernanke Knows What We Have to Fear: Richard Cohen explores how this crisis compares with the Great Depression.
4. The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself: from Trent over at The Simple Dollar, telling us all to relax.