Let’s Have Three Cheers for Higher Interest Rates!
Excuse me, but what is so offensive about higher interest rates? If we get real
Couch Potato Investing
The Couch Potato Smooths Your Ride
Investor, throw that Zoloft crutch away! Embrace the healing power of the Couch Potato. When
How To Understand Couch Potato Investing
Many readers mis-understand the Couch Potato Portfolio, my low-cost and simple approach to investing. Every
Fearless Predictions for 2004
The one-eyed man is king in the land of the blind. We all know this.
A Columnists’ Thanksgiving
Tears and thanks have something in common. Both flow more easily as you get older.
The Investment Revolution of 2003
When President George W. Bush muscled the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 through Congress,
Examining What’s Offered
Who gets what? That’s the key question in any investment transaction. So let’s examine the
The Economics of the Fidelity 401(k) Brokerage Window
In July a reader asked if I ate my own cooking. He wanted to know
The Bigger Scoreboard: Implied Wealth
“Scott, that column really depressed me,” a doctor friend told me shortly after the first
The Disadvantage of Variable Annuities, in Dollars
A recent column on variable annuities provoked the predictable torrent of hate mail from those
In Praise of Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
May I recruit you, dear reader? Your job is to be a Block Captain in