Perhaps the most important economic and market driver over the last few years has been the Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) aggressive inflation battle marked by a sharp rise in interest rates. Since 2021 the Fed has raised rates 11 times totaling… Read More
On the journey towards financial well-being, knowledge truly is power. While I think most would agree that money management is a vital life skill, it is often overlooked in traditional education and not talked about enough at home. Let’s face… Read More
President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt per borrower has been knocked down by the Supreme Court and the COVID-driven student loan payment pause expires on August 31, 2023. Many of the 43… Read More
You lose $8,000 in one night playing Blackjack. Are you going to try and win it all back again tomorrow?You do come back and you lose even more. This time it’s $10,000. Are you finally done, or will you come… Read More
We all know the famous Warren Buffett quote about only swinging at a “fat pitch”. It’s a beloved quote and a lot of people use it to describe their own investment process. But they use the “Fat Pitch” as a… Read More
One of my best friends loves to bake cakes; she posts pictures of her cakes on Instagram and sells her cakes to anyone who would like a custom cake, which for now is mostly family members and friends of friends…. Read More
The hardest time to invest is always now. This statement might seem to be an exaggeration. Surely, there have been times in financial history when investing was more challenging? The dot-com crash, the financial crisis of 2008, and the market… Read More
Many people think of budgeting the same way they think of dieting: the only way to do it is to cut everything fun out of your life. Instead, think of creating a budget as an exercise in examining your priorities… Read More
Social Psychologist Lee Ross ran an experiment where he took peace proposals created by Israeli negotiators and labeled them Palestinian. He then labeled Palestinian peace proposals as Israeli. He presented them to Israeli citizens and asked them which ones they… Read More
The first true pharmaceutical biotech company was Genentech. Launched in 1976 and funded by the now legendary venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, Genentech would license a new recombinant DNA technology to make insulin safer, faster, and cheaper than the current… Read More
A New “Senior Bonus” Deduction Beginning with 2025 ReturnsBeginning with 2025 tax returns, there is a new additional deduction for taxpayers age 65 and