One-nights stands, in my opinion, are perfectly fine if both parties understand what it is and nobody is misleading anyone. Much the same, investing in leveraged ETFs can be exciting as long as you understand exactly what to expect and know going in it’s not for the long-term. Otherwise, if you...
Two very close friends of mine had their first child last week — a healthy and quite adorable baby girl! I met her for the first time at the hospital, and just 17 hours after she was born Mom and dad were already talking about planning for baby’s education. Never...
“I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is — I could be just as proud for half the money” -Arthur Godfrey Tax evasion — the act of deliberately misrepresenting your income, overstating deductions, hiding money and investment gains offshore, and in general lying to...
Remember back when gas was $3.70, Jeremy Clarkson was still on Top Gear, and One Direction was a crappy five-member boy band instead of a crappy four-member boy band? 2014 seems so long ago for most of us, but for contributions to your IRA account that year is still alive....
Sorry I couldn’t think of a more eloquent word than that. I’ve just met too many so-called “advisors” out there that lack the knowledge, discipline, and ethics I believe clients deserve. The truth is a lot of brokers or financial advisors — or whatever their marketing groups are telling them...
There was a popular Saturday morning cartoon in the 1990s called Captain Planet and the Planeteers. It was a show about five kids — the Planeteers — from all over the globe who were given rings with special powers by Gaia, the spirit of the Earth. Their powers ranged from...
Recently the financial advisory business has seen the launch of many “robo-advisors”; websites that leverage technology to provide portfolio management services to clients without anxiety-inducing human interaction. These sites, such as Wealthfront and Betterment, typically ask the user a few simple questions and spit out a recommended portfolio based on...
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