March 17, 20150Comments

Book Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid of Your 401(k) Plan: Academic Condemns Defined Contribution System

Title: Social Insecurity Subtitle: 401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis By James W. Russell (Beacon Press, Boston, $26.95). You have a 401(k) plan at work that you’re using to save for retirement.

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

March 4, 20150Comments

You’re Young and Just One Unexpected Expense from Disaster

Build up a cash reserve emergency fund as soon as possible because you could need it tomorrow. That’s the message of a new study that said that many twenty somethings are

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 23, 20150Comments

Rampant Youth Unemployment in the United States and Europe: How we got here and how to get out of the mess. Misleading a generation of young people. A way out of this mess? Part 3

There’s a terrible irony of youth unemployment in the United States and in Europe: Millions of young college graduates can’t find a job. Millions of technical jobs go unfilled. That’s because

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 19, 20150Comments

Rampant Youth Unemployment in the United States and Europe: How we got here and how to get out of the mess. Misleading a generation of young people. Part 2

The problem of youth unemployment, those in their 20s without jobs yet many of whom spent years and a small fortune at a traditional university, is worse than the official

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

February 16, 20151Comments

Rampant Youth Unemployment in the United States and Europe: How we got here and how to get out of the mess. Misleading a generation of young people. Part 1

You meant well when you preached the value of higher education to your children. You constantly pushed and prodded your son or daughter: Go to a university. Get a degree.

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

January 31, 20150Comments

Costs Matter Everywhere: Whether running a show on Broadway or trying to reach a retirement goal, costs are key.

The principles of value investing are as important on the Great White Way as they are on Main Street, where the average person tries to achieve a long-term financial goal. Indeed,

by Gregory Bresiger

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