Real Time Investing vs. Academic Investing
Call it the Great Pacifier of Investing. Long term, common stocks produce an average return
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.
Say Goodbye, Choo-Choo
What would you think of a corporation that was heading for its 30th year of
Taxes On Variable Annuities Can Croak Your Estate
Few financial products have been marketed more successfully. Yet few financial products are so useless.
Are You Semi Aflluent?
Some developments are more unnerving than others. Consider, for instance, the idea of being among
Thinking Errors and Investment Mistakes
Mark your calendar. The Silly Season for investing has begun. Between now and the end
Clothes Horse, Clothes Rider
(With apologies to Katherine Anne Porter) Gentlemen, burn your ties! The tie is dead. The
The Portfolio of Nobel Prize Winners
Is there no end to the honor and glory of Couch Potato investing? Is no
The Incredible Expanding Retirement
Retired Certified Financial Planner Michael Stein has a rich sense of humor. Describing a world
Allen Greenspan Wont Even Talk About It
Worried about inflation? Mr. Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, is. So are others,
The Couch Potato Hits the Big Time: New York
The Couch Potato Portfolio has arrived. It has been discovered in New York. In recent
In the Future, You’ll need Less Money
By Scott Burns Take cheer. There is a good chance you can party more today