The Big Dogs Eat Fois Gras
"You don't need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows." -- Bob Dylan
Income & Wealth
Can Variable Annuities Beat An Index Fund? No.
The biggest selling variable annuity sub-accounts still don’t cut the mustard when measured against a
Examining Your Gift Horse
The fastest way to reduce risk in your 401(k) account is to sell the shares
How Wealth Disappears: How It May Appear in the Future
Do you remember Scrooge McDuck? Scrooge was the incredibly wealthy uncle of Donald Duck, the
The Media and the Muffler
It was the muffler heard round the world. In a press briefing Senator Tom Daschle
Searching for My New Lexus
“You know, if you make over $300,000 a year, this tax cut means you get
Should the Rich Pay All the Taxes?
Taxes are unfair and too high, unless someone else pays them. This is common
Slouching to Victory, the Couch Potato Portfolios
Sloth lost some ground last year, no matter how little it did. This is a
Recession for Some, Not All
Worry, we might. But if a recession is coming, one thing we can be pretty
Why Indexing Succeeds
Indexing, for most investors, is a difficult leap of faith. All of us like to
The Couch Potato Portfolio, Plus
“Is there some way to tweak the Couch Potato Portfolio, to make it sexier, to