It’s a given that no one wants to think of themselves as average. This desire to be better than average manifests itself in strange ways. One area it shows up …
Money
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It’s interesting to watch the investment world because, over time, you start to notice that it has fashion trends, just like the clothing industry. Hemlines go up, hemlines go down, …
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I’m sure everyone has heard the old truism that money can’t buy happiness. The problem with that statement is that scientific experiments have shown, again and again, that higher incomes …
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It’s almost tax time again and most people who haven’t filed already are in the midst of organizing their receipts and sorting through W2s and 1099s. For far too many …
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It’s not your imagination. If you feel you’ve been paying more these days and not actually getting more, there is plenty of new data out to support what your checking …
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Back on the 2nd of February I encouraged our readers to stay invested in the stock market. If you listened, you had one of the biggest months in equities since …
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A recent survey by Bankrate.com is good news for Americans and the economy. Overall your fellow countrymen are feeling better about the economy and their own finances but there are …
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The title may be a bit harsh but the subject is a harsh truth and there are some differences of opinion. Investopedia, a site that typically has excellent career and …
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There is a lot of good news in today’s economic numbers but you couldn’t tell by talking to the average person. According to a survey by the American Psychological Association, …
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Last year I speculated that 2015 was going to be a tougher year for equities than what we’ve been used to seeing and gold prices would rebound. So far 2015 …