The recent data breach at Equifax seems to have brought to the forefront our new reality. A reality where hacks, data breaches and stolen Social Security numbers are going to be commonplace at least until we come up with a better system for personal identification...
Some 241 years ago the United States of America became a sovereign nation simply by declaring it, knowing all too well that the prospect of actually winning it against the will of the most powerful nation in the world was smaller than scant. The men...
This week I’ve been cleaning out my desk as I prepare for our move to our new offices on Glenwood Avenue. While organizing, I discovered that I have a paper copy of every single tax return I’ve filed since 1994. The financial nerd in me...
In the 1985 comedy film Brewster's Millions Monty Brewster (Richard Prior) discovers that his deceased great uncle, Rupert Horn, has left him his entire fortune but with several conditions. Brewster can either take $1 million up front, or spend $30 million within 30 days to...