Money

I feel sorry for honest real estate agents. Oh, they’re out there, I guarantee it. Only you won’t find them on the top producer lists and they don’t have many friends.…

With the cost of a college education escalating faster than inflation, it’s good to know the economy may be providing opportunities for the future that pay well, offer something as…

My fellow RT contributor, Bruce Haring, has an interesting piece on how Goldman Sachs managed to buy themselves out of criminal prosecution and jail time. The settlement is for Goldman’s…

How risky should the investments be in your portfolio? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask. If you asked Warren Buffett, he’d no doubt offer you his…

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting you have one and, for America, it’s time we collectively faced up to our addiction to debt. For a brief…

I’m like any other man. All I do is supply a demand. — Al Capone Stay away from mafia types. They’re a scary bunch. Better to gut your IRA or…

The U.S. economy once again crushed the naysayers in Q2 2014, soundly blowing away even my tepidly optimistic analysis. Earnings for the 490 companies comprising the S&P 500 that have…

If you were at all connected to the real estate industry in 2005/2006 you knew something wasn’t right. While it might have been hard to foresee the collapse of the…

The stupidest investment decision I ever made netted me twice my initial investment. Does this seem insane to you? Or perhaps ungrateful? Let me explain. Some years back, while working…

The economy and personal finance are moving targets and that makes conventional wisdom a rear-facing metric. One topic that goes a long way back in conventional thinking is the concept…