Boomers Take Stock

2013-01-28

In his excellent book, “Your Money and Your Brain” Jason Zweig, personal finance columnist for the Wall Street Journal, makes a compelling argument for...

2013-01-25

I envisioned that when I was no longer on the relentless treadmill of a demanding career, I would choose to apportion my flexible time differently than...

2013-01-23

In my effort to understand the difference between a living will and a health care proxy, I discovered Five Wishes, an advance directive that acts both...

2013-01-21

Do you have a “bucket” list? Typically, it’s a to-do list of fun things to do before you die. I have a “duck-it” list of “I-really-should-get-around-to...

2013-01-18

A “fair tax” is not a “flat tax” is not a VAT (value-added tax), although some consider the flat tax to be fair and of value.  Got that? A flat tax has...

2013-01-16

The first time I remember hearing about a “flat tax” was in 1994 when Steve Forbes launched his Presidential campaign and announced a platform advocating...

2013-01-14

Regressive taxes are those that take an equal or greater percentage from those with lower incomes as opposed to those with higher incomes. Sales Tax is...

2013-01-11

Yesterday while buying stamps at the post office [Yes, I still snail mail payments for any services that charge me a fee for paying online!], I bumped...

2013-01-09

“Baby Boomers” is the label applied to the post World War II generation born between 1946 and 1964, individuals now age 48 to 66 who grew up during a...

2013-01-07

PE, P/E, price-to-earnings ratio, and the “multiple” are all terms for the current market price of one share of stock  divided by the profit earned per...