Doesn't the Secret Service not the FBI provide security for ex VP or President?  Or was he under investigation?

Some of you need to read this aloud and listen to what is says:   A reader recently emailed me a 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon by Joel Pett of the Lexington Herald-Leader. It depicted a disgruntled character in six panels saying. "A corporation laid me off. A corporation took my house. Corporate cash is corru...more

I thought the heading "Reading the Tea Leaves" said it all.  Most "technical" approaches violate the primary premise "past performance does not guarantee future returns".  By looking at what happened without taking into account the factors that contributed, one can easily be mislead.

Yes.  For a worker retiring tat age 66, the full retirement age, the highest monthly amount is $2,346.  This will adjust annually based on CPI.

The "gutter" they refer to is probably linked to the strom sewer system and their waste is discharged directly into the nearest waterway.  I doubt this is legal.

The reason or the "invasive questions" is to confirm your identify.  The credit bureaus ask similar questions when you get your credit report information.  Interesting that some are worried about how secure the web is when the original statements were mailed to them.  I don't know about you, but my mailbox isn't partic...more

Formulaic approaches to calculate your needed retirement savings are, by nature, horrendously inaccurate as they apply general assumptions to individually unique situations.  It also leads to fear and frustration by generating ridiculous numbers (for example,  "multiplying your current salary by 12").    A far bet...more

Is it really that hard to identify insurance fraud?   My son rear-ended a woman who stopped suddenly to turn into a school parking lot even though she had no business being there.  While I chastised him for not paying attention, we came to find out that she had been involved in three similar accidents in the past t...more

Is it possible that banks are unwilling to lend because interest rates are too low?  Given that inflation will likely occur in the near future, the prospect of tying up money at historically low interest rates must be one factor banks are considering before lending money for mortgages or other long term debt.  I know o...more