It’s 2024: Are Your Assets in the Right Place?
My friend was shocked. “Do you mean I’ve underpaid my income taxes for 2023 and will have to pay a lot more when I file?”
Scott Burns
Scott Burns is the creator of Couch Potato investing and a personal finance columnist with decades of experience. If you can fog a mirror and divide by the number "2" or make a margarita, he'll show you how to get better investment results--- and a better retirement--- with little or no effort.
End the Taxation of Social Security Benefits?
“Slippery little suckers,” Julia Roberts exclaimed as one of her escargots flipped out of
Things Change: Women at Work
A long flatbed truck comes down our rough stone driveway. It barely clears the lowest
The Zen Reacher
Everyone loves Reacher. The evidence is clear. According to Nielsen data, the TV series based on
Meet the Wealthy Centenarian
Try this imagination exercise. You’re about to turn 100 years old. You retired 35 years
The Supreme Grand Poobah Returns
In case you hadn’t noticed, the handbasket of humanity is moving toward an uncomfortable place.
How Valuable Is a Social Security Check?
Every month my wife and I get checks from Social Security. The checks arrive by
Are You Selling Your Leisure Time Too Cheap?
The last time I watched TV ads was in my dentist’s office. I was having
The Post-Covid Wealth Scoreboard
It’s time, once again, to see where we stand on the Big Ladder, the one
Can We Fix Social Security?
“Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything
Is America Hitting Peak Consumption?
Some signs of change are subtle. Consider this. The Wall Street Journal has run a