Some Tricks and Treats

With Halloween tomorrow, I’ve gathered some economic and financial data that I’m going to label as a trick (discouraging) or...

The Diderot Effect

With rising interest rates, high inflation, outrageous house prices, and expensive traveling costs, it feels like people should be spending...

What Are Mutual Funds?

“I don’t like mutual funds.” This was a comment someone made during a Q&A session at the end of a...

How Much Is $1 Million?

For as long as I can remember, becoming a millionaire has been the cultural gold standard for building wealth. Most...

The Case For Optimism

I’m going to attempt to relate college football to an investment principle. It may or may not work, but I’m...

A Few Things To Think About

I wanted to share a few things I’ve recently come across that have caught my attention and caused me to...

How Much Should You Spend On A House?

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of people buying houses right now. At least, not as many as usual....

Long-Term Returns Are All That Matter

I was playing golf the other day and had an awesome five-hole stretch to finish my round. I scored three...

Financial Advice From A Stranger

Last week my two one-year-old boys came down with a cold. This is their first experience with being sick and...

An Argument For Shared Bank Accounts

Here’s an opinion that may be controversial: I think every married couple should have combined finances and shared bank accounts....

Some Good News

We’re inundated with bad or scary news all the time. It’s everywhere we look. And to be honest, it’s simply...

How Much Do Americans Save?

Every year Vanguard releases its How America Saves report which details what percentage of income people are saving into their...