ETFs vs. Mutual Funds
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) do pretty much the same thing, which is allow an investor, with a single purchase, to own a
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) do pretty much the same thing, which is allow an investor, with a single purchase, to own a
I think the Dow being down 1,000 points at the market open this morning (however temporarily) puts everyone in the frame of mind. Is this
I recently advocated buying one’s FICO score for about $20, but warned that the process of buying only that one thing – and not getting semi-swindled
A new dilemma arose today in the ‘Teach my 9 year old child about money’ project. Kellogg’s sent her a voting card and ballot proxy, urging
A version of this post ran in the San Antonio Express News. I recently used a reader question about a stock with ticker symbol MO –
Finance website Mint.com asked me some good questions for their blog. You can visit them there or enjoy the repost below. As a former Wall

I founded Bankers Anonymous because, as a recovering banker, I believe that the gap between the financial world as I know it and the public discourse about finance is more than just a problem for a family trying to balance their checkbook, or politicians trying to score points over next year’s budget – it is a weakness of our civil society. For reals. It’s also really fun for me.
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