Smart investing doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
Current events matter, and this year, the 2024 Presidential Elections are taking center stage.
That’s rattling
Taxpayers invest about 13 hours preparing their tax returns, according to the IRS’s instructions for Form 1040. More specifically, the IRS says that the average
Election-year shenanigans
Investors disregarded disappointing inflation numbers last month and talk of fewer rate reductions this year. Instead, they
Flying from Chicago to Atlanta, a conversation ensued with the young woman seated next to me. She was a lawyer and a prosecutor and that led to a discussion of
The Book of Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve lived in comfort and security in the Garden of Eden. Then temptation got the best of them. They ate of the
If you query the Internet as to when the Social Security Trust Fund will run out of money, you get a variety of answers. Estimates range from 2033 to 2041
Readers are urged to regard “early in the year” stock market and economic forecasts as a form of entertainment. No one really knows what markets will do
The month of January is named for Janus, the ancient Roman god of beginnings, transitions, gates, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He was
It’s hard to think about, but long-term care is an important need for which you should prepare. How much care might you need? On average, women will need 3.7
Stocks waver in October
October has been associated with frightening incidents in the financial world. Perhaps this is because two significant stock market
This column was written on Veterans Day, November 11, 2023. Fifty-nine years ago, in 1964, I was a young Air Force officer stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in