Watch this video on YouTube The middle class. Marketers target it. Politicians champion it. Economists talk about it. Most of us consider ourselves part of it. Yet, when I’ve asked for a clear definition, I have not found anybody yet that really can tell me what...
Watch this video on YouTube “It’s not about the money.” This saying has become almost a cliché among financial planners and therapists who help clients address the emotional aspects of their relationships with money. We keep using this phrase because...
A Nervy Approach to Retirement Saving Forget your 401(k) plan. The big money today is building nest eggs on everything from show horses to rock bands. By James Sterngold | May 17, 2013 10:12 am ET RICK KAHLER can’t explain the mysteries of string theory, speak...
For a financial planner, there’s nothing like being featured in The Wall Street Journal. Unless, maybe, the featured story is about one of your long-ago investment mistakes. Rick’s cautionary tale about buying a tax-lien certificate opens an article about...
Eat your Ramen noodles when you’re young, and you won’t have to eat them after you retire. That’s the short version of the advice Rick offers in an article by Leslie Geary published May 15 at FoxBusiness.com. He is one of the financial advisors cited...