I have to confess that I've never been a big fan of Victorian-era, long, plodding novels. However, Charles Dickens's David Copperfield, published in 1850, contains a piece of timeless wisdom that I'd like to share with you. The book's central character is named Wilkins Micawber. A man with a [...]
Are you considering downsizing? In this US News article, I share my thoughts on the topic: https://money.usnews.com/investing/investing-101/articles/2017-08-28/4-tips-for-investors-who-downsize [...]
Statistics are just statistics until you meet someone who is one of those statistics. And that's when you really understand an issue. Recently I met a fellow — I'll call him Charlie — who told me a heartbreaking story about his daughter and new son-in-law. I share their story because their [...]
When you were growing up, did you ever hear stories like this? "If you swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years." "If you keep making that face, it will freeze that way." "If you drink coffee, it will stunt your growth." "If you watch too much TV, your eyes will turn square." In [...]
WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY JUST AROUND THE CORNER, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the wisdom of America's first personal finance author — and an author of the Declaration of Independence — Ben Franklin. Franklin lived in the 1700s, but it turns out that virtually everything he had to say [...]
