Try taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal. This is preciously what Texas billionaire businessman, Andy Beal, did last week when he wrote Ben Bernanke a letter, in the form of a full-page advertisement, asking him to “not put garbage in the Federal Reserve”.

Beal knows a thing or two about banking. He just happens to be a self-made billionaire who made his fortune in banking and real estate. He also might know a thing or two about advertising. Not two pages later, I found a four-page letter from Regions Bank Chairman, Dowd Ritter, reminding his shareholders (and those who advise his shareholders) that Regions is performing well in one of the toughest years in the financial services industry.

Coincidence? I think not. If you have $184,561.91 to spare, go ahead, write a letter, and let your message be heard.