HumbleDollar

1 min read 2022-08-08 13:56:33

Going Strong

RECESSION FEARS are fading. Second-quarter corporate profits have been better than expected. Some recent economic data show key barometers in growth

5 min read 2022-08-07 14:00:49

AT THE MUTUAL FUND company where I once worked, the stock and bond teams liked to poke fun at one another. Bond managers viewed the

4 min read 2022-08-07 13:34:22

THE FEDERAL RESERVE has been the biggest buyer of Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds for the past decade. In that time, it expanded its balance sheet

4 min read 2022-08-07 13:34:22

THE FEDERAL RESERVE has been the biggest buyer of Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds for the past decade. In that time, it expanded its balance sheet

2 min read 2022-08-06 11:58:38

HAVE YOU GOT children or grandchildren with summer jobs? That means you could put them on the path to financial success—by helping them open a Roth

3 min read 2022-08-05 14:00:05

I RECENTLY VISITED Eastern Europe, where I volunteered to teach English in Poland through an organization called Angloville. I received free room and

1 min read 2022-08-05 12:07:52

AM I ALLOWED another rant? I have a tip for anyone under age 50. Someday—if you’re lucky—you’ll stop working and still need income to

3 min read 2022-08-04 14:00:01

GOOD PARENTS WARN their children about predators who look to take advantage of them. By the same token, good adults should warn and safeguard their

1 min read 2022-08-04 12:29:41

AH, SUMMER. Over the July 4 weekend, we spent time relaxing at our neighbor’s house. A three-year-old jumped into the pool from the diving board

4 min read 2022-08-03 12:00:29

DICK QUINN RECENTLY wrote about his $233 surgery. I wasn’t so lucky. When marketplace health plans first became available in 2012 as a result of

2 min read 2022-08-03 11:42:10

WHEN I WAS LEARNING about investing, dollar-cost averaging was one of the first strategies I read about. Over the years, I’ve come across a number

3 min read 2022-08-02 14:00:07

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN a person dies without a will and there isn’t enough money to pay all of his or her debts? Who gets paid and who gets

1 min read 2022-08-02 12:11:33

WHAT INTRIGUED readers during the steamy days of July? Here are last month's most popular articles: Many retirees resist taking out a reverse

3 min read 2022-08-01 14:00:32

I SPEND SIGNIFICANT time reading the viewpoints of people who are planning for retirement or already retired. My frequent reaction: What are they

3 min read 2022-08-01 14:00:32

I SPEND SIGNIFICANT time reading the viewpoints of people who are planning for retirement or who are already retired. My frequent reaction: What are