My 1% Miracle: How to Avoid Outliving Your Money
Back in 1991 I addressed the most terrifying aspect of saving for retirement that any investor can face, the prospect of outliving your money....
A Category 5 Strike Devastates Your Portfolio
Take note of this post I wrote in September of 2017, it's as true now as it was then.
What if you and your family...
Growing-Up in Mattapoisett/Rochester/Marion: Going on Survival, Part III
You learn a lot about life and investing by simply putting one foot in front of the other.
Today is day five of my nephew’s...
Landmark E-Commerce Decision by the Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court has decided states are allowed to collect taxes from online retailers. Ten states already have laws requiring out of state...
Hyundai and Audi Make a New Push for Hydrogen Cars
Fuel cell technology, like cold fusion, is one of those often promised but never delivered dream-technologies. Hydrogen fuel cells could, on paper, solve many...
Growing-Up in Mattapoisett/Rochester/Marion: Going on Survival, Part II
As I wrote to you yesterday in Part I, my nephew is on a week-long camping trip called Survival with his seventh grade class...
Housing Starts Rise 5% in May
In a surprise to many economists, housing starts rose 5% in the month of May. Despite rising housing starts, the housing market is still...
GE Kicked Out of the Dow
It is a sad day for General Electric. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index committee has decided to give GE the boot. GE was...
Your Retirement Life: A Simple Way to Retire where You want to Live
You want to make sure your retirement plans are right for you. As I wrote to you yesterday, testing or experimenting by actually living...
This is One Ugly Looking Chart
Emerging markets stocks have gotten clubbed since hitting a high in January. The iShares Emerging Markets ETF is down 14% from its January peak...