Money

Change is inevitable in life and in markets but that doesn’t mean you’re always going to like the new direction. For as long as most of us can remember U.S.…

Truisms are stories we tell one another so often that we start to believe they’re true, even though they don’t stand up to even the most elementary testing. By way…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…