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Dolly Parton
1. What you’ve got to know is she WROTE those songs! So it’s October 1973. I’m driving with the top down on my 1963 Chevy Impa...
Corporate earnings have been growing at a blistering pa...
The recent blistering pace of earnings growth is unsustainable.
Where are all the new jobs? Hiring slows again — and it...
The U.S. labor market seemed to be on upswing after a surge in new employment early this year — but a summer slowdown in hiring an...
I’m managing a pathological liar who never does her wor...
“I want to send the message that she’d better keep my name out of her mouth.”
Tim Cook wasn’t a ‘product guy’ — so he re-engineered A...
Dismissed as “not a product guy,” the outgoing CEO proved that supply-chain mastery could take Apple to new heights.
5 affordable cities to retire in the U.S. right now
You don’t have to leave the country to find an affordable place that matches your retirement vision.
Why would someone lock up money by rolling it into a 40...
When done right, rollovers can be a great tool.
‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth ...
“His argument is essentially that, since my parents provided the money for the Roth, they have a say in how I invest it.”
Friday links: not-so average returns
BondsBond market volatility is muted. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)Ezra Klein talks with Robin Wigglesworth, author of "A Fabulous D...
Saturday links: embracing reality
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
MiB: David Booth, Dimensional Fund Advisors Founder & C...
This week, I speak with David Booth, founder and chairman at Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) and author of the new book, Sta...
Wanted: A More Humble Fed
My professional focus has been identifying and trying to correct the common behavioral errors we all make as investors. One ca...
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 29–30)
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Vangu...
How to Get Ready for Next Year’s Taxes Today
A large tax bill can mean a large amount of anxiety come tax time, but with a little planning and a few smart financial moves, you...
How Does Wealthfront Help Lower Your Taxes?
Wealthfront helps lower your taxes by using software to automatically look for tax-minimization opportunities across investing pro...
My contractor handed my $42,000 pool upgrade to a subco...
“I specifically rejected Contractor A because of his reputation and chose Contractor B because of his reputation.”
On the six-month anniversary of the Iran war, divisions...
Oil supply has been rising out of the Gulf, but strategists at RBC Capital Markets warn of a lot more hurdles facing the market.
Should I use my financial institution’s free advisers o...
Buyer beware: There’s no shortcut for getting proper financial advice.