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3 min read 2022-07-01 14:00:41

Home Rich Cash Poor

ACCORDING TO MY local newspaper, the average home price in my town rose 450% over the past 25 years. That made me ponder how I could use my home

3 min read 2022-06-29 12:00:31

I’M NOT IN THE HABIT of celebrating half-birthdays, but my next one has me thinking. In a few days, I'll turn age 59½. That, of course, is the age

2 min read 2022-06-29 11:19:19

AS A COLLEGE professor, there are a few times during the year when things quiet down. During these lulls, I take on tasks that have moved to the

2 min read 2022-06-28 13:37:22

THIS IS A NEW feeling for me. I’m constantly stressed about money. The thing is, there’s no valid reason for it. Nonetheless, I’ve taken to

2 min read 2022-06-27 14:00:55

DURING THE RECENT bull market, I fell off the wagon and bought some technology companies, once again trying my hand at stock picking. I’m talking

1 min read 2022-06-27 12:18:37

STOCK INVESTORS are hanging tough. Bond investors? Not so much. Citing flow of funds data from EPFR, Bank of America Global Research says investors

5 min read 2022-06-26 14:00:51

I ARGUED LAST WEEK that bitcoin wasn’t a great investment. The reality: Only a minority of investors hold cryptocurrencies, which is a good thing,

2 min read 2022-06-26 13:19:37

PEOPLE TEND TO attribute their investment gains to skill and their losses to bad luck. To these two categories, I’d like to suggest a third: making

2 min read 2022-06-25 11:42:35

ARE WE HAVING FUN yet? I take no pleasure in seeing my portfolio shrink, but I love buying stock index funds at discount prices and I’m always

1 min read 2022-06-24 00:11:40

By Tom Konrad, Ph.D., CFA Start again neon sign by bohlam on Vecteezy.com With the launch of my (green dividend income focused) hedge fund early this

3 min read 2022-06-23 14:00:08

AN OLD WALL STREET adage tells investors to “sell in May and go away.” If you’ve been around long enough to remember that phrase—and you

4 min read 2022-06-20 14:00:32

LONG-TERM-CARE insurance and disability insurance can both be part of a comprehensive financial plan. But is it a good idea to have both coverages at

1 min read 2022-06-20 12:49:47

MORE WEALTH HAS been lost in this year’s stock and bond market decline than in any previous downturn, according to research firm Bespoke

14 min read 2022-06-18 12:00:04

THE PUNGENT ODOR of formaldehyde filled our nostrils. Rows of cadavers lay before us on cold metal tables. The class was gross anatomy and we were

2 min read 2022-06-17 14:00:16

WHAT SEEMS TRUE about money often turns out to be false. That brings me to the financial paradoxes I’ve come across during my investing journey.