Health insurance has made the headlines more times than anyone cares to count. Lately, with the recent rollout of the insurance exchange, it is making headlines even more. People realize that insurance is becoming more expensive as the years go by, but what many do not realize is that the cost of health insurance is…
Forty years ago when you bought stocks, you would visit your broker. He would then fill out a trade ticket and call it in. Your confirmation would be receiving a paper certificate showing that you were the owner of the stock. Twenty years ago you would still have to use a broker to buy your…
For those of us who attended college right out of high school, we dreaded the “old people” who would sit in the front of the class and ask a lot of questions. It seemed that the older you got, the harder it was to grasp concepts. Now as I’m into my 30’s I find that…
The name Warren Buffet is known by many. As one of the world’s richest men, dinner conversations revolve around how he has been in the news. But aside from being incredibly wealthy, he is a smart individual who has issued pearls of wisdom to those who are willing to listen. Because throughout the years he…
Many times people will try to save money by doing their investments on their own. They spend hours studying their portfolio, and analyzing which investment bonds, mutual funds, stocks, and other products they should include. Managing your own portfolio is possible, but sometimes it is more worthwhile to hire a wealth management advisor to do…
A while back I discovered the comic strip XKCD. I love it because it makes me feel smart, especially when I laugh and share it with others and they just give me a blank stare. If you have not seen the site, be careful. The disclaimer at the bottom of the page says, “Warning: this…