Better Spending Income & Wealth A New Economic Indicator Says: Don’t Worry, Be Happy ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA. Life in the Keys is pretty laid back. At least it can be, By Scott Burns / April 6, 2014
Better Spending Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Taxes Hedge Funds: Big On Buns, Short On Beef “Secretariat couldn’t win the Kentucky Derby with Shaquille O’Neal on his back.” That’s how John By Scott Burns / February 9, 2014
Better Spending Income & Wealth Retirement Social Security A Good Strategy for Increasing Future Retirement Income The most difficult idea to communicate in personal finance is the advantage of delaying Social By Scott Burns / January 26, 2014
Better Spending Consumption Smoothing Home Ownership Inflation Fearless Forecasts 2014 Never underestimate the power of innovation. Only a year ago I said there were “no-payment By Scott Burns / December 29, 2013
Better Spending Income & Wealth Charitable Gift Funds Make Giving Easy Suppose you have a sudden surge of income or, better yet, wealth. What do you By Scott Burns / December 22, 2013
Better Spending Income & Wealth Taxes Meditation on McDonald’s, Once More What a disappointment! I went to McDonald’s prepared to see a happy place. I was ready By Scott Burns / November 1, 2013
Better Spending Income & Wealth Retirement Social Security The Incredible Importance of Social Security It would be difficult to overstate the importance of Social Security. I don’t say this By Scott Burns / September 8, 2013
Better Spending Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Retirement The Age of IRAs If you are in your twenties or thirties, I have a tip for you: Learn By Scott Burns / May 26, 2013
Better Spending Consumption Smoothing Couch Potato Investing Prius At 10 It’s hard to believe, but it has been 10 years since I bought a funny-looking By Scott Burns / May 12, 2013
Better Spending Couch Potato Investing Retirement How We Lose in the Mutual Fund Casino Las Vegas is profitable because most gamblers know little or nothing about the game they By Scott Burns / April 14, 2013
Better Spending Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Insurance Variable Annuity Watch, 2012 The big claim for variable annuities has always been that they allow investors to invest By Scott Burns / March 10, 2013