Note: A version of this post appeared in the San Antonio Express News My wife and I headed East on I-10 recently to visit our New York City friends Jay and Nina – another married couple and their kids – who now live in Houston. The conversation over the weekend turned toward their personal finances [&hellip

President Obama recently announced a series of tax changes he will propose or at least politically push for in the coming year. Since the US Congress constitutionally controls the power of taxation, and Congress likes Obama as much as I like Pete Carroll’s Seahawks, I understand that Obama’s priorities may not come to pass any [&hellip

I can’t say there’s anything particularly new in James Surowieki’s New Yorker article on the various ways we subsidize home ownership vs. renting, but taken as a whole he provides a great starting primer and review of the arguments. I mean, don’t get me wrong, home ownership is awesome for some – even for many [&hellip

A version of this post ran in the San Antonio Express News. I want to be wealthier. I also want to be a good person. A friend – someone who also wants these two things – recently asked if I could recommend a good, reasonable-cost, ‘socially responsible’ mutual fund. My answer: Nope. I can’t. Now, [&hellip

A version of this post appeared in the San Antonio Express News Dear Mike, I spotted something on algorithmic trading on your blog, and finance and investment are a bit of a hobby of mine. I am sending you a press release about a Canadian trader who has worked out a successful trading technique based [&hellip