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• Looking at Stock Dividends a Different Way

  

  When you look at the dividends that stocks pay, you at first might wonder why anyone would care. Stocks considered good dividend payers might pay 1-2%, where yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 FINANCE

• Year-End Financial Forget-Me-Nots

  

  The new year is of course a time of resolutions and soul-searching. People see the coming of a new year as a time to change and make themselves better. ... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• The Basics of Bonds

  

  Understanding bonds and things like why they behave the way they do if interest rates rise or fall is really not that hard if you know some of the basic facts.... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Good HSA Investing Can Let You Retire Early

  

  If you are fortunate enough to have a Health Savings Account, or HSA, you might be able to retire earlier than a lot of your peers. Many people have the money... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Do Taxes Like Donald Trump

  

  Much ado was made about Donald Trump's tax return where he lost close to a billion dollars in one year. The speculation was that he might have not paid taxes fo... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Five Economic Reasons to Like a Trump Presidency

  

  So about half of the country is happy to see Donald Trump as the President Elect, while the other half is freaking out. At least Donald Trump hasn't made up a... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• A Better Welfare System

  

  An ever-growing share of US Government spending is going towards welfare programs, including food stamps, child care, housing, medical care, preschool, and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Are You Ready for the Storm?

  

  We had a tornado go through our town this week. Luckily no one was killed or even seriously injured, but there were a lot of trees knocked down and some... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Building a Safety Net for Your Children

  

  Today the news is full of stories of children returning home to stay after college. The recession certainly made it difficult for some to find jobs, but the... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How is Your Stock Picking Working? How to Measure Your Returns.

  

  Most people who've been trading stocks for a while think that they are excellent stock pickers. They will have all sorts of stories of stocks that they bought... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• With Bond Investing, It’s About Income, Not Price

  

  Everyone hates to lose money. It's not fun to look at your portfolio value and see that it has gone down. Yet if you are investing in bonds for income,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Makes Stocks Go Up in Price?

  

  So you buy some shares of a stock, hoping to see the price rise. Maybe you hear that McDonald's is bringing back the McRib, so you rush in to buy a few shares.... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How Are You Doing, Financially. Examining Your Level of Safety.

  

  If you were to go to a financial advisor and the first question he asked was, "How are you doing, financially?" what would you say? If you are paying all of... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Is a Roth 401k Better Than a Traditional 401k?

  

  We've all heard the conventional wisdom. If you have an old, stodgy traditional IRA you should convert to a snazzy new Roth IRA. There is now even a new Roth... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• How to Replace Obamacare with a System That Works

  

  Having been elected, President-Elect Trump is now faced with finding ways to live up to his promises. One that he has made, which has been made by many in... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• What Effect Will a Donald Trump Presidency Have on the Stock Market?

  

  Wednesday morning, many commentators expected the US stock market to fall through the floor after Donald Trump's surprise victory. Their expected moment of... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Why Rich People Don’t Smoke

  

  Ever notice that rich people don't smoke. I'm not talking about some Hollywood star or starlet who receives millions from each picture - many of them are... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 BUSINESS

• Are Pension Plans Good Ways to Save for Retirement? Part 2: The Company...

  

  In the first post in this series, Are Pension Plans Good Ways to Save for Retirement, Part 1, we looked at both pension plans and 401k plans and compared both... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Corruption is Bad for Any Economy

  

  If you look back on past US markets, you'll actually find that the stock market has done better under Democratic Presidents than under Republican Presidents. ... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE

• Are Pension Plans Good Ways to Save for Retirement? Part 1: Comparing the Two...

  

  I was reading an article from t he one percenter on pension plans and thought that more should be said on the subject. Defined benefit pension plans are often... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2016 BUSINESS, FINANCE