Fearless Predictions for 2004
The one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind. We all know this.
Year: 2003
A Columnists’ Thanksgiving
Tears and thanks have something in common. Both flow more easily as you get older.
The Investment Revolution of 2003
When President George W. Bush muscled the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 through Congress,
Examining What’s Offered
Who gets what? That’s the key question in any investment transaction. So let’s examine the
The Economics of the Fidelity 401(k) Brokerage Window
In July a reader asked if I ate my own cooking. He wanted to know
The Real Change In Family Finances
We’re all dancing as fast as we can. That may be why rising stock prices
The Bigger Scoreboard: Implied Wealth
“Scott, that column really depressed me,” a doctor friend told me shortly after the first
The Disadvantage of Variable Annuities, in Dollars
A recent column on variable annuities provoked the predictable torrent of hate mail from those
In Praise of Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
May I recruit you, dear reader? Your job is to be a Block Captain in
Building the Universal Couch Potato Portfolio
It’s not easy being a Couch Potato. As we’ve just seen from a reader in
How To Be a Couch Potato at Fido
A recent article showed the year to date returns on Couch Potato portfolios with Vanguard