Traits of Financial Success You Can Understand
I love using comparisons to simplify and explain difficult life concepts. My kids, at this point, hate them. In our house, my kids refer to them as “life lessons.” Life…
Is The Great American Dream Dead?
“Why don’t you just pay someone to do this? We hate yard work! No one cuts their own lawn. We are getting all dirty! You are too strict. This is…
Requiring Your Own Standard Is Just Common Sense
I know I’ve written articles in the past about the pending fiduciary rules floating over the financial industry but these discussions are not going away. A recent proposal from…
Just Give Me The Facts
Jill and I went to Aruba last week, no kids. As much as I love my girls, it is nice to get away. We flew JetBlue. I rarely watch television…
Will You Hear The Screams?
Jill and our kids think it is a bit strange when I talk to my car, golf clubs, et cetera, like they understand me. I explain to them that the…
Pink Hunting Boots . . . Seriously?
This past weekend, my oldest daughter and I drove to Vermont to see my friend Paul for the opening of deer season. I am not really that much of a…
How Risky Is Your Portfolio?
Most investors are not familiar with the unique characteristics of high-yield bonds. It is often assumed that the primary determinant of price trends in these bonds is the trend in…
‘Set It And Forget It’ Investing . . . Are You Nuts?
I have crazy sleep patterns. Oftentimes I wake up in the middle of the night . . . just thinking about things. When I cannot sleep, I like “channel surfing”…
History Repeats . . . History
“The Dow tumbled 390.23 to 8,019.26, bringing the 30-share index down 1,360 points over the past two weeks and leaving it at its lowest since October 1998. It also closed…
Inheriting An IRA; What You Need To Know
Do you have an individual retirement account (IRA)? If you do, at the end of the day, do you plan to leave it to your kids? Better yet, do you…