February 26, 20180Comments

You Must Help Yourself—-A Call for American Self-Improvement: New book argues for economic self-liberation

Title: The Memo Subtitle: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation By John Hope Bryant (Berrett-Koehler, Oakland, California, 115 pages, $24.95). Millions of poor or middle-income Americans didn’t get the memo, a

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 13, 20180Comments

Learn from the Mistakes of Other Individual Investors: Don’t destroy yourself. Part 2

Why do so many individual investors have ants in their pants? Why do so many investors make the wrong moves, switching in and out of funds and stocks, many of

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 12, 20180Comments

Learn from the Mistakes of Other Individual Investors: Don’t destroy yourself. Part 1

Just shoot me. Better yet, I’ll just shoot myself. That’s what the average investor often does, many financial professionals say. As markets were on a roller coast ride recently, somedays dropping more than

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 9, 20180Comments

Sid Mittra, one of the leaders in the financial planning movement, is a son of India. He recently returned to the subcontinent and provided a fascinating portrait on the changes in his native land.

Introduction: This note reflects my personal views, developed during my recent two-week visit to India. In expressing them, I wore different hats: as an economist, a recognized financial planner, a person

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 5, 20180Comments

A Growing Economy Could Be Bad for You: Make sure that this isn’t you.

Rising interest rates, normally the sign of a booming economy, could hurt millions of vulnerable credit heavy households. Some market and credit card industry observers warn that many people suddenly might

by Gregory Bresiger