March 10, 20140Comments

You’re Coming Up on the Magic 59—- Don’t Botch It

You can give yourself a better chance of increasing your retirement savings even though you may think it’s time to stop saving and start spending. Let’s say you’re coming up on

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 17, 20140Comments

Grand Delusions (Part II)

Some investors take a provincial view and it could cost them, a former Schwab official warns. You buy domestic stocks and bonds on a regular basis for your qualified retirement account

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 13, 20140Comments

The Grand Delusion of Democracy: How governments pretend to pay their bills

Over the past 80 years or so governments have been expected to provide more and more social services. That means bigger and bigger bills for the taxpayers of this generation

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

January 12, 20140Comments

You’re Young, You Don’t Make a Lot, but Your Dream Is to Own a Home or Apartment. How? One couple’s experience

Twenty six years ago my new wife, the ever comely Suzanne Hall, and I were middle-aged, had low incomes, had no almost no assets and yet we both dreamed of

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

December 28, 20130Comments

A Well Earned Tribute to a Mutual Fund Pioneer

He changed the mutual fund industry for the better with a simple idea. This idea improved the fortunes of millions of individual investors, including this writer. John Bogle is the inventor

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

December 16, 20130Comments

The Zero Interest Option Could Wreck Our Economy

Still another government price control that is already ruining lives. "Central bankers are actually central planners,” - William A. Fleckenstein, “Greenspan’s Bubbles,” “The Federal Reserve is responsible for the boom-bust cycles.” -

by Gregory Bresiger

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