“Every person who doesn’t have enough money has a money story.” Michael Stein M.D. recently wrote a book appropriately titled Broke. Detailing his experiences working with impoverished clients within his medical practice. Not surprisingly, their health is sabotaged by their various financial predicaments. Not having their own financial planner commiserate with Dr. Stein emerges as their…

Making a major purchase without transparent information is an accident waiting to happen. Most parents are flying blind regarding the college admissions process. Like any other business, maximizing revenue takes precedence. In this case, your child is the product. Before plunking down a quarter of a million dollars or more, it’s important to know these…

Never separate the terms Long Term and Investing. Understanding this is 95% of wealth creation. It’s mind-boggling the deluge of carnage stocks can absorb and eventually roar back to make new highs. Don’t believe me? Take a look at Germany. It’s hard to fathom a developed country going through more earth-shattering wealth-destroying events in the…

Beanie Babies, Pokemon Cards, CryptoKitties??? How about Tulips? Tulips are very beautiful but bloom for only a week. If the weather gets into the ’80s during the early spring, make that a day! Squirrels tend to dig up and devour them in the fall unless you put hot pepper into the hole as psychopaths like…

Is the silent money assassin of inflation poised to awake from its long slumber? Small changes in prices compound into something sinister. Inflation is the rise of prices in the economy over time. When this happens, purchasing power decreases. A declining dollar value limits purchasing power. Inflation is the reason understanding the difference between saving…