It’s Spring Break time! Do you have FOMO yet? What is FOMO? Miriam Webster added this relatively new noun to their dictionary in April 2016, defining it as “the fear…
Category: Personal Finance
In 1995 I took a very profitable beer run when I ventured out to a Kroger on Charlotte Pike in West Nashville and brought home a 6-pack of Sam Adams…
The stock market did something last week it has not done since 1987 – over 10 consecutive days ending Feb. 23, 2017, the DOW closed at a record high every day, 10 days in…
In a Past Life: I used to invest with a very well known mutual fund company*. Let me tell you, if you want glitz & glamor and feel-good investing, these guys have it!…
When budgeting, spending, saving, investing, and (most importantly) accumulating wealth, I am doing so with 2 middle fingers. One middle finger is aimed at “normal”, i.e. the Facebook-ready lifestyle of the upper…
One million dollars in $100 bills will weigh around 22 pounds and fit inside a medium-sized duffel bag. In fact, SDR Traveller makes a heavy duty “1M Hauly” duffel bag sized…
Sobering Stats: According to the Federal Reserve’s 2013 “Survey of Consumer Finances”, the average working-age couple in America has saved only $5,000 for their retirement. This is madness, and a…
The Dow, the S&P, interest rates, The Fed, Janet Yellen, Donald Trump, bubbles, Brexit, the Dollar, the Euro, China, the housing market, the credit crisis, gold, oil, GDP, TPP, and…
I love investing. It is one of my passions. I read, research, and work on it almost daily. Sadly, when I speak with friends and co-workers, I find investing is a mystery…