Last week, we dropped our first twin son off to college in South Carolina. Starting and funding a 529 plan before birth removed all concerns about the upcoming bills. A college savings plan doesn’t pay for everything. It won’t remove the heartache of the last goodbye. Eighteen-year breakups are never easy. No amount of money…

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest investor of them all? It depends on your perspective. Some view a mirror as a fixed object that’s unchangeable. Putting something horrible in front of it will cause a violent shattering. Others look at it differently. Believing reflections change, but the mirror remains the same. Do this…

Losing money is fun – said no one ever. The same goes for watching your favorite team unravel in a heartbreaking loss. The MLB did a great thing by creating a 2021 version of A Field Of Dreams. There’s nothing like playing baseball in an Iowa cornfield. Summed up in a classic line from the…

Robinhood is a murder hole waiting to happen. I’m not speaking about its stock price. Gamification of real money doesn’t benefit inexperienced end-users. Millions of young people flocking to the site isn’t an indication the concept works. The multitudes indulged in past marathon bouts of chain-smoking. But, unfortunately, it didn’t make it right. Robinhood incentivizes…

Not all insurance involves paying an insurance company. Instead, paying yourself provides the ultimate coverage. For most people, their biggest asset is their salary. Wages fund home purchases, vacations, and your kid’s college tuition. It’s hard planning a retirement without a decent wage. All things considered equal, a good salary gives you the best chance…