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Congress is at it again. They are trying to win votes at the cost of future retirees. This time by helping current retirees at the cost of future retirees.
The latest proposed cuts come in the form o...
In 2007, I learned firsthand what the word “recession” means. My business was booming, clients were coming to me left and right. My profit margins were great, and everything looked awesome…and then on...
 I am a big fan of numbers. I love numbers. Numbers, don’t lie…but as the saying goes, “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.”
I love that saying. It is so true.
I don’t trust charts, either. Charts ...
In retirement every penny counts. It doesn't matter if it is is a penny saved from market losses, or at the gas pump, or from over paying on taxes.
There are lots of ways to save on taxes in retireme...
With interest rates back on the rise in 2022, many people are curious about the best ways to earn a decent yield on their savings. It feels like ages ago when you could put money into a savings accoun...
A heatwave and a return to mostly pre-pandemic life brought the markets a much-needed sigh of relief in the form of July's 9.1% increase in the S&P 500, the market's best month since 2020.
The market...
After my dad died of prostate cancer at 63, I of course went to a urologist to assess my risks and discover what if any proactive measures I should take.
The urologist gave me a funny answer. One tha...
June and the first half of 2022 has been historical to say the least.
​​It looks like we are officially in a "recession." The technical definition being two consecutive quarters of economic cont...
Okay. It's a down market. What now? You've made savvy financial decisions up until now. You've saved. You've invested. You've planned for the long term. But what do you do when the market is going dow...
Nothing will test a relationship quite like a home renovation project. As any couple who has gone through this milestone can tell you, “It ain’t no walk in the park.”
Once you start opening walls, th...
Let’s jump right back into the FIRE movement, or the Financial Independence and Retire Early movement.
Last time, we talked about what sparked FIRE and described some of its tenets, as well as how th...
FIRE over 50: Part I
The Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement gained steam during the pandemic. A booming stock market and soaring real estate values bolstered the net worth of many in...
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