The United States of America — the plucky little democracy that survived a brutal civil war, and is today the world’s technology leader, with the fastest Internet speeds on Earth.…
Category:
News
-
-
The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any. — Katherine Whitehorn CBS News’s MoneyWatch announced a new report issued by Merrill Lynch, in collaboration…
-
See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. The Armenians may be viewed by outsiders as a somewhat melancholy people. You’d be, too, if you went through what they did. It’s a…
-
In our regular column about Bitcoin, we follow the growing pains of a new type of digital currency, sometimes called cryptocurrency. Bitcoin has experienced ups and downs lately, mainly down.…
-
Your retirement is approaching in a few years, and as things now shape up, you won’t have nearly enough money to live on. How could this have happened? You’ve been…
-
“We all nurture impulses which promise freedom from the demands of others, even if that freedom means death.” — Sam Tanenhaus Just look at you – aren’t you something? Fifty-five, with a…
-
At his press conference today, Derek Jeter said his 19-season career with the New York Yankees went by “in a blink.” It did for the rest of us too. The…
-
Most people are aware that the Great Recession of 2008 was triggered by sub-prime lending, what those of us in the real estate industry called a “no-doc” loan, also called…
-
Americans are a steadfast and energetic people. Damn all the well-intentioned health advice about getting eight solid hours of sleep every night! We simply refuse to let go of our…
-
“The merry-go-round is beginning to taunt me / Have I stayed too long at the fair?” — Barbra Streisand (lyrics from a song written by William C. Barnes) The thirty-year hanger-on. Otherwise…