January 19, 20190Comments

The Triumphs of a MoneySense Great: How one man changed Wall Street and improved the lot of millions of individual investors

Vanguard founder John Bogle, who just died, was a money maverick who made a lot of average people wealthier, thanks to his funds. This means many people were able to provide a...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

January 19, 20190Comments

You Think You’re Paying for One Thing, but the Government Spends It Elsewhere

Taxpayers should get what they paid for and not something else. We pay taxes—do we ever! —in advanced welfare democracies for certain programs, then the money goes...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

January 13, 20190Comments

Cash Isn’t Always Trash: Why it is important to have different kinds of assets, even one that seems “trashy.”.

We have emphasized here at GregoryBresiger.com that stocks produce the best long-term returns, about nine percent a year, of most asset classes. That is why they need to be in...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

January 8, 20190Comments

Americans Need Help: Financial illiteracy runs rampant in the United States. Do you understand how you may need help?

Most Americans don’t get it. They are overwhelmed by simple money concepts. That means advisors have lots of work ahead of them. That’s because advisors are facing a basic...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

December 29, 20180Comments

What I’m Reading

Title: Stay The Course Subtitle: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution By John Bogle (Wiley, New York, $34.95, 279 pages). This, unfortunately, will be his last book,...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

December 29, 20180Comments

I Have the Perfect Present for…Or Do I?: One billion dollars up in smoke

It’s seems a great gift, but sometimes it becomes a holiday horror show that would delight the Grinch. The gift card, the most popular holiday gift, can either be a thoughtful...

by Gregory Bresiger

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