Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Variable Annuity Watch, 2007 For returns, they’re still not worth shooting. But there is an inkling of hope. The By Scott Burns / July 25, 2007
Better Spending Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Sales Commissions versus Reality The most heavily marketed insurance product, the equity index annuity, is becoming the most litigated By Scott Burns / June 3, 2007
Home Ownership Taxes The Sublime Beauty of Inflating Houses If you bought a house in Los Angeles in the early ‘90s, you were “catching By Scott Burns / May 20, 2007
Income & Wealth Retirement Social Security The Realities of Retirement Income If there is a mythical god in charge of retirement, it would have to be By Scott Burns / April 29, 2007
Consumption Smoothing Home Ownership Inflation Taxes The Sublime Beauty of Falling Knives Would you dare buy a house in California today? In spite of mind-boggling prices, the By Scott Burns / April 8, 2007
Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Taxes The Long Term Cost of High Investment Expenses Today’s rude question: When does your money manager cost more than the taxman? Answer: Sooner By Scott Burns / March 11, 2007
Better Spending Income & Wealth Social Security Living Standard Risk Life is full of risks. Many have esoteric names. Like longevity risk, the risk of By Scott Burns / February 1, 2007
Income & Wealth Taxes A Flat Tax, with bumps and potholes We already have a flat tax. It just has bumps and potholes. The fact that By Scott Burns / January 28, 2007
Couch Potato Investing Four Milestones for Successful Investing Allow me to introduce the yellow brick road of investing. Follow this road and you By Scott Burns / December 9, 2006
At Large Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth Nature’s Ruin: The Improving Casino of Life Ruidoso, NM. There is a difference between gambling and real life. If you’ve ever gambled, By Scott Burns / November 19, 2006
Couch Potato Investing Income & Wealth First, Do No Harm Which would you rather be: a government employee or a surgeon? Yes, this is a By Scott Burns / November 5, 2006