The Epic of America, Still
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Better Spending
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
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Getting an Economic Grip
The patient suffered a cardiac arrest. A dangerous amount of time has passed. Although the
Reading the New Map
It takes a lot of smoke and rubble to make things clear, but this week
Variable Annuity Watch, 2008
Variable annuities have a tough row to hoe. Doomed to being measured against better alternatives,
The Power of Attentive Spending
Yes, there is a silver lining in the gigantic cloud that surrounds us. It’s small,