Quixote Returns! Variable Annuity Watch, 2005
It’s beyond all reason. Investors are still buying variable annuities. According to the National Association
Year: 2005
Different Drummer Investing
Austin, Texas. Economist Lacy Hunt and money manager Van Hoisington have a multi- billion dollar
Letter from California: Working Stiff Houses, Fat Cat Prices
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. Just beyond the Safeway parking lot, my early morning walk takes me
Building and Using Yield Ladders
A recent book I read on retirement planning suggests that once your portfolio has reached
Future Retirees Will Pay More Taxes
If you want to replace your purchasing power in retirement, you’ll have to pay more
GM and Ford are National Security Risks
Nearly 35 years ago General Motors asked a consulting firm to examine a problem. Imported
Be the World Leader in Energy Efficiency
The Road Not Taken, Part 2: Nearly 30 years ago Amory Lovins took on the
Dump The Tax Code
The Road Not Taken, Part 1: A modest proposal: let’s dump the entire tax code.
Putting the Building Block Portfolios Together
As investors, we’re surrounded by an amazing number of choices. There are thousands of mutual
Introducing: The Couch Potato Building Blocks
I’ve advocated index investing and have tracked the Couch Potato Portfolio in this column for
Return to Big Bend
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS. Wherever you are, come here. That’s my prescription for recovery