It comes as a sudden realization a week before payday and, sometimes, a text or email from the bank or the hideous embarrassment of having your debit card declined in …
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money management
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Even the smartest people among us sometimes fall for myths and fables. Sometimes those myths come in the form of cute sayings that are handed down from generation to generation, …
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Everyone defines success differently, so hanging a price tag on financial success is difficult. If your definition of financial success involves private jets, then you’ll have a much higher mountain …
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It’s interesting to watch the investment world because, over time, you start to notice that it has fashion trends, just like the clothing industry. Hemlines go up, hemlines go down, …
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A recent survey by Bankrate.com is good news for Americans and the economy. Overall your fellow countrymen are feeling better about the economy and their own finances but there are …
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The title may be a bit harsh but the subject is a harsh truth and there are some differences of opinion. Investopedia, a site that typically has excellent career and …
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A truism is a widely held belief that may, or may not, have any real basis in fact. Some truisms are helpful and most of them are harmless. A few …
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The pace of modern life is fast and the sheer speed of it all can be stressful. Most people have enough trouble fighting the daily dragons that swoop in to …
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Denial is a powerful force in human nature and a very deeply ingrained component of our character; a psychological defense mechanism that helped our ancestors live long enough to reproduce. …
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There’s nothing rational about the stock market; if markets were rational the financial entertainment industry would be out of business almost overnight. The fact is markets are wildly irrational because …