Direct invest in Procter and Gamble(pg.com) and you will be a very happy camper when you retire.  I started a P&G DRIP about 9 years ago and have a healthy sum as part of a diverse portfolio.  My grandchildren, 7 and 9, have nice ones, too.  Start with the $250 minimum, direct debit $50 a month and increase deposits  a...more

I love DRIPs; especially ones like PG with low minimums and virtually no fees.  For diversity,select a few more Blue Chips like Coke, Johnson and Johnson, Exxon, etc..  Direct debit a reasonable amount monthly and enjoy the comfortable, albeit not too exciting, ride. Increase your monthly contribution as your income in...more

Utter and complete nonsense.  Colleges are the "Trojan Horse" of the country.  Very few colleges teach marketable skills thus the "investment" has an abysmally negative yield.  Almost everyone I know will admit that their college education did virtually nothing to enhance their intellect and improve their viability in ...more

The financial aspects of end of life can certainly be reconciled. It's only money!  The moral and spiritual considerations are far more daunting. Having spent every day of the last three months visiting my 95 year old mother-in-law in a rehabilitation facility ( older people detest the words "Nursing Home"),  I certain...more

Despicable Me 2 will be a "Don't Miss" for children of all ages.  My children and grandchildren are still talking about the first one.  The people who made this movie seem to know what makes people feel good.  Can't wait to see what Al Pacino will add.

It was a single piece of furniture, no stairs, requiring no assembly and took less than five minutes.

I just received a $2500 furniture delivery.  Should I have tipped the workers 10% ($250)?  I gave them each $5 and they were more than happy since most people give them nothing. A food delivery tip should not be a percentage but a flat amount.  A box containing a pizza and a box containing an expensive entrée require t...more

If she stays healthy, Hillary will be and should be our next president.  No one, Republican or Democrat, comes close to her in experience, intelllect and ability.

Too many Americans have no idea of how our republic is supposed to function and their individual responsibility in assuring its survival .  Ignorance is our greatest enemy.  Our next greatest enemy is  the destruction of the traditional family.  Black families have suffered the most deterioration in my lifetime but nei...more