Hacked, Tracked, and Blinkered by Angie Littlefield A flurry of e-mails alerted me. Individuals I didn’t know had joined something called a “household” on a loyalty card I have for a drugstore chain. I quickly went to my local store where the kind cosmetics lady looked up my receipts from December to see if I Read more
5 Secrets of Financial Success People with strong financial literacy have, on average, more assets than those with weak financial literacy. Financial literacy is the ability to understand how money works and how to manage it. Here are some top five ways to stay on top of your financial game. Pay Yourself First. My grandfather Read more
Why Take Capital Gains and Pay Income Taxes? by Stan Corey One of the most challenging investment decisions is when to sell a position such as a stock, bond, or a mutual fund. It does not really matter if you are selling all of the position or just a part of it. The issue is Read more
THE END IS NEAR! by Stan Corey To paraphrase an old saying: “No bells will ring at the end of a bull market just as they did not ring at the beginning!” There is much concern today about the fact that the current bull market has now reached the ten-year mark. From the close on Read more
The Rising Costs of Health Care by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. While running on the treadmill recently, I saw a commercial for a credit card that promised “cash back” and a business man who received $36,000 cash back on his card. He said he used the money to pay for his employees health care. That Read more
Top 6 Ways to Avoid Scams Scam artists abound on the internet, email and social media. Yet, the older population seems to be at a greater risk than younger folk. But we think, anyone who is trusting and hopeful could be scammed. And certainly, we are looking for reasons today to be both trusting and Read more
