How to Save in the No-Yield Economy
Should we change how we use our money? The question came to mind recently as
Better Spending
Variable Annuity Watch: They Lose, Again
The best way to make it big in a variable annuity over the last ten
Solvent Seniors and the Matrix of Misery
Will we make it through retirement? That question dominates my email as readers try
The Epic of America, Still
In his bathtub, Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana Territory. His goal wasn’t lofty. He
The High Cost of a Guaranteed Income
Fidelity Investments has joined the rush to “Living Benefits.” Partnering with Metropolitan Life, it now
The Ka-ching Epiphany
“So, this must be what an intervention is like.” That’s what I thought as I
The Life of Riley Index, Retiree Version
It requires gobs of money to be a person of independent means when you are
High Debt Means Deflation, Not Inflation
AUSTIN, TEXAS. Future inflation is a given. You can’t have a government borrowing $2 trillion
The Pfrengle Principle
One of the best lessons I’ve learned was not in a classroom. It was from
Watching California: The National Yard Sale Begins
SAN DIEGO. “License to Chill” glides by a wonderful sight in San Diego harbor. Hundreds
Getting an Economic Grip
The patient suffered a cardiac arrest. A dangerous amount of time has passed. Although the