Social Security was never designed to provide you with a luxury retirement lifestyle in Florida.  It was designed to provide you with enough income to keep you at or slightly above the poverty line.  The remainder of your income was supposed to come from personal savings.  Why don't these articles ever ask the person w...more

This explains the police escort back to my car after I bought a jug of maple syrup from Costco.

This is the problem with people trying to time the market.  You have to guess right twice, when to get out and when to get in.  This is why the average investor underperforms the market.  If your investment methodology is based on guessing, you may want to re-think your strategy.

Runaway goverment debt results in lower economic growth as money is diverted out of the private sector.  Just look to our GDP numbers for confirmation.  Low economic growth means fewer jobs availabe or minimal wage growth for those few that do find jobs.  What's surprising to me is that the young people who will end up...more

It might be good for the economy but it would be terrible for my checking, savings and IRA account balances.

Did the previous poster really say "kill two stones with one bird?"  I think I'm going to have to forward his comment to PETA.

A 1% CD yield less 2.5% of inflation and 10% - 15% for taxes is not capital preservation.  It's a recipe for poverty.

It's not hard to explain.  You're benefitting from the Fed's monetary policy, as its juiced the equity market and other risk assets.  Your employee's are suffering from Obama's fiscal policy nonesense.  At least someone is doing ok.  Be sure to pay your "fair share."

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”  Thomas Jefferson