Category: Investing
What is a Capital Loss Tax Deduction? This capital loss tax deduction article has been updated with information for the 2023 and 2024 tax years. The tax implications of …
This year has been a roller coaster for investors. As a result, it provides a great case study on market timing (more specifically, why timing the market doesn’t work …
It’s common for experts and non-experts alike to occasionally drop a big steaming pile of bad financial advice on the laps of twenty-somethings. I’d like to believe that most …
Last Monday morning, I was feeling absolutely sick to my stomach. The Dow had just opened the day 1,000 points below where it had closed the previous Friday. And …
I must confess – I’ve dumped on millennials quite a bit. First, I made fun of them for boomeranging back to their parent’s basements. Say hi to the “rents” …
Last week we talked about decent advice in much too small doses from mainstream personal finance gurus. This week, we have a slightly different animal – horribly misguiding advice …
A while back, I was in a job interview for a different role at my present employer. The interviewer, who knew of my personal finance writing background, concluded his …
The reputation of passive investing through index funds and their ETF counterparts has been pristine in recent years. Only one out of every four active funds topped the average …