Whether the economy is doing well or not may depend upon who you ask. If you ask America’s top earners and those who have consistently invested in the stock market,…
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Most people don’t need someone to remind them they’re living on the financial edge. Somewhere, in the back of their minds, they already know. They know they should be saving,…
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There are two systems, originally developed by the military, that we use every day with little thought. One of them is the internet. Originally the internet was a system built…
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When it comes to housing options your choices are between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The sorry state of our housing market is driving people to crazy extremes,…
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The latest GDP data showed the U.S. economy growing at an anemic one-point-two percent as strong retail sales were largely canceled out by a reduction in business investment. Most disturbingly…
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If you ever watched the TV show COPS, then you noticed the bizarre number of times that people talked themselves into getting arrested. When the cops tell you that you…
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Traditional economic theory suggests that investors are rational decision-makers and, therefore, markets are rational. Anyone who still believes that is doing so in the face of mounting evidence, both in…
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It almost seems unfair. Consumers get a break on summer gas prices and that seemingly good thing is actually a bad omen for the future. Gas prices have dropped nearly…
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Bad financial advice comes from a lot of sources, most of which are trying to sell you something. Most of the time that advice is coming from well known names…
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If you’re in your 20s or 30s, forget about saving for retirement. I don’t mean forget about saving and investing, I mean change your saving goals from “retirement” which is…