The New Skepticism
Even a gently thrown rock can bring down a glass house. That image came
Income & Wealth
Couch Potato Investing Trumps “Expert” Investing, Once More
Couch Potato investors trumped the big dogs again! In 2014, the basic Couch Potato Portfolio,
Keeping Up With the Retired Joneses
Think of this as a tale of two households. They live side by side. Their
Fearless Forecasts, 2015
Yes, folks, it’s Captain Egregious, ready to step confidently into the future because I already
The Contentment Factor
Retirement marketing focuses on two things that are poles apart: excitement and pain. Either you
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
Social Security and Medicare: Getting Worse, But Out of Sight
Here today, gone tomorrow. Attention to the annual reports from the Social Security and Medicare
The Amazing Arithmetic of Home Ownership
A lot of people are down on home ownership these days, some for good reason.
Going Down the Intermediary Drain
Do you suffer from Intermediary Drain? Yes, it’s an embarrassing question. It’s something most
It’s Twilight for Managed Mutual Funds
It doesn’t matter how many pages of advertising they take out in the glossy financial