Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Separate Your Insurance from Your Investments

The WSJ does a deep dive on the problems some are now facing with Universal Life Insurance. Universal Life became popular in the 1980s...

Can Railroads Keep up with this Economy?

In an attempt to keep up with the booming economy, Union Pacific is stealing some ideas from the late railroad pioneer, Hunter Harrison. Harrison...

The Three Word Secret to Sound Investing

If you aren’t getting paid regularly for your investment in a company’s stock, you are taking it on faith that someday, at the precise...

Do ETFs Belong in Your Portfolio?

My quick answer is no. Because everywhere I turn there’s yet another ETF being formed and an article espousing their benefits. And with Wall...

Stock Market Playing Defense?

Defensive industries have been leading more speculative sectors in the S&P 500 this month. Akane Otani writes in The Wall Street Journal: This month, the...

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Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

UPDATE 3.11.26: You may have been following Dick Young's...

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

Breaking Down California’s Gas Prices

California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 17)

Beware of the get-rich-quick schemes engineered by Wall Street,...

Is Oil Finally Turning the Corner?

After extensive efforts by OPEC to rein in world...

LVMH Puts a Ring on Tiffany & Co.

French luxury mega-conglomerate, LVMH has announced a deal to...

30-YEAR HIGH: Inflation Hammers American Family Budgets

American families need no reminder that prices are going...

War Is Expensive

Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran...

What Tax Reform Means for You: Part II

One of the big disappointments (among many) in the...

YOUR SURVIVAL GUY WARNING: Deadliest Markets This Century

Action Line: Central banks the world over talk about...