Month: July 2012
Jul 30, 2012
“Be frugal.” “Save for the future.” “Live on less than you make.” That’s my usual financial advice, and it’s well worth repeating even though too many Americans aren’t following it. Sometimes, though, I find it...
Jul 23, 2012
In a previous column I explained why any currency-issuing country, like the US, will never default on its obligations or run out of money with which to purchase goods and services priced in its own currency. Sovereign nations that are currency issuers have no solvency...
Jul 20, 2012
“Sometimes financial literacy doesn’t work.” That’s what Rick told Anne Kates Smith of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine for an article published in the August issue. Not that Rick is opposed to financial literacy. But he and other...
Jul 16, 2012
Is the United States in danger of bankruptcy? Contrary to what you may read in the media or hear from many politicians, no, it isn’t. The US Treasury will never run out of dollars. It’s impossible. The reason is relatively simple. The US government owns a...
Jul 9, 2012
Watch this video on YouTube What’s at the top of your retirement bucket list? If you are like most folks that I help prepare for retirement, travel is high on that list. As I’ve grown older, my views on retirement travel have changed. I used to buy into...
