economy

Housing has never been a particularly good investment for most people — and in retirement, maintaining a home generates a lot of work at the very time most people want…

Once the stock market moved into record territory, it was predictable that the financial infotainment complex would unleash a parade of fear mongers claiming another crash was imminent and the…

Here in Florida we have private jets flying overhead at fairly regular intervals, so we jokingly call them the Key Biscayne Air Force. Every time I see one flying over,…

The traditional view of retirement in America is under assault on a variety of fronts. For one we’re living longer, healthier lives, which means the older members of our society…

There was once a time in America when retirement was not a political football. There was a time when people who left work to enjoy their declining years, or were…

In one episode of 30 Rock, Liz Lemon and her boss, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, are stuck at Liz’s high school reunion where he’s accepted as a fellow classmate, even though…

You can’t find them in any bank.  You can’t jingle them in your pocket.  You can’t deposit them in the washing machines at your local laundromat.  No country regulates them.…

It’s been another tough week for gold, with both the five-day and monthly charts showing a loss. On the big chart, we haven’t seen prices like these since the fall…

I once watched a story about a reporter who tried to buy things in modern stores with gold. It should surprise no one that he was not able to purchase…

Here in the United States, politicians routinely play the blame game over what seem like small changes in the unemployment rate. If the official rate slips, say, from 7.5% to…