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Oct 12, 2026
Having spent years selling and appraising real estate, I’m familiar with the usual measures for valuing a house. Price per square foot, comparisons to similar properties, and the guideline of keeping housing at or below 25 percent of what a household earns are...
Oct 5, 2026
I have long suggested owning companies outside the United States as part of a diversified investment portfolio. For most of that time it was unpopular advice. Americans did well betting on America, and the habit of holding primarily US stocks is deeply entrenched. Our...
Sep 14, 2026
For most of my career I’ve heard predictions that the federal debt would end in collapse. The warnings have come from both parties, usually from whichever one is not in power. Not having seen a collapse yet, I’m skeptical of new warnings. A recent one...
Aug 24, 2026
On the last Wednesday in July, I got several phone calls from clients. On the last Friday in July, nobody called. Why the difference? On Wednesday, the S&P 500 dropped 1.52 percent and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.74 percent. On Friday, the S&P 500 gained...
Aug 3, 2026
The “Trump account” savings vehicles that were created as part of last year’s “Big Beautiful Bill” are now available. If you have children younger than 18, should you open one of these 530A accounts for them? If you had or plan to have a baby born between the...
Jul 27, 2026
On July 3, President Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore, 25 minutes from my house. He warned of a resurgence of the “communist menace” in this country and called communism “a mortal threat to American liberty.” Afterward, a friend asked me, “Should I move to cash before...
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