I was reading my local paper today and it reminded me of the shenanigans that continues to ensue with respect
Personal Capital Review – All Your Financials in One Spot
Personal Capital is a one-stop shop for aggregating all your financial information in one spot in an… [more]
Robots and Automation Are Taking American Jobs – Think Your Job is Safe?
You'd think the same headline would be the prominent theme of every year since the 1800s. After all,… [more]
How I Got My Kids Excited About Saving and Investing
I credit a great deal of my financial and career success in life to the way I was brought up and the… [more]
Does This Piss You Off? We Pay Unemployment for Seasonal Workers Repeating the Same Pattern EVERY Year
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Guy Question: Do You Splurge If You Win Big at the Casino?
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Recent Posts
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Target Date Fund Shenanigans
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Should I Do a Home Equity Loan OR Not?
Since we’ve decided to stay in our home semi-permanently (whatever that means – we decided to forgo new construction, put
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What’s a Stay at Home Mom Worth?
There’s a recent study out stating that a mom is worth about $60,000 based on the type and amount of
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Market Hitting New Highs – What’s Your Next Move?
It’s tough to not see so many asset classes moving in the right direction while the economy and the globe
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Are You Over or Under Insured?
I just got the life insurance bill for my wife’s annual premium today and it reminded me of our overall
MBA Mondays
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Dollar Cost Averaging: Actual Results From the Past 10 Years
Dollar cost averaging is one of the most popular and basic investing tips out there when it comes to basic
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MBA Monday – Really Cool Equation: Internal Rate of Return
I thought I’d start up the MBA Monday series again (NPV, Accounting, Investing and all sorts of other goodies) to bring
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Price to Earnings Ratios Show US Headed Off a Cliff: MBA Monday
Price to Earnings Ratios do predict future market returns to some degree. The problem is sometimes secular trends and P/E
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Understanding Correlation of Various Asset Classes – MBA Monday
If you’re a DIY investor or if you’ve employed a certified financial professional, it’s likely that you’ve come across the
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Yield Curve Explained – MBA Mondays
The yield curve is explained in this week’s MBA Monday topic. For years, I used to hear about “the yield
Reviews
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Personal Capital Review – All Your Financials in One Spot
Personal Capital is a one-stop shop for aggregating all your financial information in one spot in an automated fashion. The
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My Roth IRA: Beating the Market and a Look Under the Hood
I don’t do individual stock reviews and such these days since I’ve taken more of a passive/low-fee approach over the
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UPromise Check – $75 Ka-Ching!
I set up a UPromise account a few years ago and completely forgot about it. You know how they say
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3 Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Love
With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I thought I’d share my list of gifts I’d love myself (or recently
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tradeMONSTER Review
The online discount broker tradeMONSTER is a newcomer, but its founders are anything but. The duo responsible for tradeMONSTER is
Career
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Extreme Early Retirement – Mainly a Myth Except for Hippies and Drifters
I was reading the other day about extreme early retirement (CNBC) where they profiled a few people who were retiring
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How Many Years Should You Work for the Same Company?
A few years back, we were talking to a family member about their latest job. They’re a white collar professional
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Here’s Everything I’ve Done with my Money by NOT Having an Emergency Fund
The traditional personal finance advice is that everyone needs an emergency fund, often with absurdly unrealistic amounts of cash (6
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Career Stuff: Highest Starting Salary Data, Those “Anonymous Work Surveys” and Career “Moves”
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything in the career category and had a few random thoughts buzzing
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Could You Outsource Your Own Job to Watch Cat Videos All Day Like This Guy?
In one of the funnier stories I’ve come across lately, there’s a 6-figure developer who decided to outsource his entire