Question: I keep hearing and reading that I am supposed to be diversified in my investments. I feel dumb asking, but what does that even mean? Answer: Last week…
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Question: I’ve got about three month’s living expenses in a bank account. It kills me to have all that money in a place that pays me exactly zero interest. Is…
AN EXCELLENT BOOK TO RECOMMEND AND READ One of my best friends recently recommended I read Being Mortal, a book by a physician named Atul Gawande. Dr. Gawande has…
Question: Neither my wife nor I were raised in a home that taught us much about how to handle our finances. We are starting a family and we want to…
Question: My wife is worried about us running out of money in retirement. But I don’t see any point in being rich when I’m too old to enjoy it. Where’s…
Question: My CPA shocked me this year with the news that I owed the IRS more than half the income I earned. He said it had to do with my…
Question: I have worked in the corporate world all my career. I’ve paid the maximum possible into Social Security most of that time. My wife, on the other hand, has…
Question: My adult child has only been working a few years and ran up a credit card bill at a favorite department store. The interest rate is outrageous. How can…
DON’T BE LIKE SEINFELD The sitcom ‘Seinfeld’ was a classic comedy, at least to me. There was one episode that had to do with mental toughness. Jerry was heckled at…
Question: I’m coming up on retirement in the few years. You may think I’m terrible, but I don’t want to leave my kids a bunch of money. We raised them…
