Live Long, Spend Freely
An undeveloped idea stands between you and a more generous retirement. The idea was first
Better Spending
Lacy Hunt: Why Interest Rates Won’t Rise
Economist Lacy Hunt thinks long-term Treasury bonds are a buy. That’s definitely not the conventional
How To Spend More Now, Less Later
Allow me to introduce the Hedonic Tilt. That’s a formal title for what most of
Two Ways To Own a Manufactured Home
Home Ownership Re-Imagined, Part 2: Palmetto, Florida. Judy Smith slides her white convertible into
The Secret of Crystal Bay
Dunedin, Florida. Gene Snyder is a boat guy. He loves boats, has loved them all his
The Contentment Factor
Retirement marketing focuses on two things that are poles apart: excitement and pain. Either you
The Hedonic Clock
Anticipating the future is confusing. It’s unknown, for one thing. And we don’t have any
How To Overcome Fear of Required Distributions
Things change. Ten years ago the most common reader question about IRA accounts was this.
When Fees Cost More Than Taxes
If the federal income tax did not exist, the insurance industry would beg to bring
If Retirement Is So Terrible, Where Are the Riots?
I’ve lost count of the surveys telling us that all Americans will suffer deprivation when
Going Down the Intermediary Drain
Do you suffer from Intermediary Drain? Yes, it’s an embarrassing question. It’s something most