The U.S. House of Representatives released their tax bill to the public yesterday with great fanfare to a mix of joy on the one side and wailing and gnashing of teeth on the other. If the devil's in the details - Halloween is not over...
A relatively small adjustment today can have a huge impact on our future goals and lifestyle. How often do we lament, 'if I had only done this sooner'? What a pleasure it was to live in our beautifully renovated home, just before we sold it....
"When will the stock market drop?" or, "How much does a market drop hurt me?" The historic close of the Dow Jones Industrial Index above 23,000 this week, one day before the historic 30-year anniversary of the largest one-day drop of 23% of the Dow Jones Average has...
Latest on Medical Insurance In a move, likely to spur action from Congress, President Trump said yesterday that the government would end government subsidies to insurers under the Affordable Care Act. The move comes on guidance from the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services...
I'm not a huge sports fan, although sometimes I wish I were. If asked how I thought the Carolina Panthers defensive line was looking this year my honest answer would be that I have no idea. But if I were asked that same question in...
While it's way too early to know what our new tax code will look like next year for planning purposes, Mr. Trump and his administration have laid out a broad policy framework that addresses at least some of the major issues. The opposition is already in...
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...
This past Friday we alerted you to the fact that the identities of three of four US consumers tracked by Equifax was compromised a couple of months ago. If you clicked on the Equifax link we provided and found that you are among those impacted, the...
If you are an adult and have any kind of account with a bank or credit card company, it is likely that some or all four elements of your personal identity have been compromised by hackers in this latest, most serious of all, cyber attack on...
"People are worried that people aren't worried enough." That's the phrase Matt Levine has used to describe the current state of the stock market, or rather many investors' thoughts on the stock market. What he means is that the stock market has been calmer for a...
