“Save more money.” You hear me and others say that all the time. But life, being what it is, often gets in the way. So how do you save already allocated money?
Congratulations, your child has been accepted to college! Any idea how much this will cost? Will you be able to afford it on your own? Should you start burying
A little over 50 years ago, on April 10, 1963, during monitored tests close to her test depth, surface ships lost contact with the USS Thresher (SSN-593). She
The election is over. And while the various talk-show hosts still won’t shut up, it’s time to get started fixing America. This last fiscal year (October 1, 2011
It may not be as bad as you think.
I know that I’ve been rather hard on you. I keep insisting that you carve out retirement savings as a portion of your budget
The first, and sometimes only, introduction you may have to investing is through your 401(k) plan at work. This could leave you vulnerable from the get-go
Back in the spring, President Obama released his budget proposal for the country. It had no chance of passing. The Democrats didn’t seem to want it and the
It seems that every now and then I have to defend one of my little thumb rules of investing. This time it is the 4% rule. Thing is that I didn’t come up with it
President-elect Obama has promised that taxes will go up. While the target is rich companies and individuals, recent statements makes the who, when, and how
I’m not sure why, but the mantra “Tax the Rich!” has always bothered me. It’s hard to explain. I’m not rich (though I’m not complaining either). Most of my
After last week’s message, a lot of folks may think I am the apologist for all the fat-cats, snobs, rich-jerks, and the like. A rereading of my article will
Warning: If Congress does nothing, the lifetime exclusion for taxes paid for gifts will plunge from its current $5.12 million to $1 million. Most readers likely
