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What Biden Bull Market? Feb. 20, 2024
President Joe Biden is boasting about the recent stock market rally. He's right that stocks have bee... Read More
Dealing With Taxes When You Sell Your Stock Nov. 08, 2022
"I invested in a small business corporation several years ago. The investment hasn't worked out the ... Read More
Stock-Trading Bans for Congress Are Common Sense. So Why Won't They Do It? Sep. 20, 2022
Under the heading of "How is this not already illegal?" comes the latest effort in Congress to prohi... Read More
Another High-tech Titan Falters Apr. 26, 2022
You've probably heard of the high-flying Big Tech FAANG stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netf... Read More
Is It Too Much to Ask Congressmen to Stop Day Trading? Feb. 11, 2022
It's hard to find a national issue with bipartisan 75% support (and only 5% opposition). Those are t... Read More
Barring Members of Congress From Playing Stocks Could Restore Public Trust Jan. 26, 2022
Ballotpedia tracks what it calls a "personal gain index" showing how much each member of Congress' p... Read More
Americans Are Being Sold Out by Government Insiders Jan. 19, 2022
The Washington D.C. wheeler-dealers are making patsies out of the rest of us. Members of Congress g... Read More
There They Go Again with the 'Tax the Rich' Ruse Nov. 09, 2021
Be honest. Does anyone really believe that any of these new schemes that President Joe Biden conjure... Read More
Trump Needs Liberal Sparring Partners Oct. 26, 2021
If you can't join 'em, beat 'em. That inverted cliche is Donald Trump's answer to Twitter and Facebo... Read More
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and You: Which One Pays Taxes Jun. 16, 2021
While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, "I have a dream," it was full of lofty ethical stuff l... Read More
Stocks Actually Did Better Under Obama Aug. 25, 2020
Trump supporters have been sending me short messages asking, "How is your 401(k) doing?" They are ma... Read More
Can You Give Stock as a Gift? Should You? Dec. 18, 2019
Dear Carrie: I would like to gift a portion of my stock to my daughter. Do I have to sell it first, ... Read More
Five Steps Women Can Take Toward Financial Empowerment Nov. 13, 2019
Dear Carrie: Despite our many advances, it seems like women still fall behind men when it comes to m... Read More
Business Roundtable Statement Contains Promising Words. So Far, They're Just That Aug. 20, 2019
The Business Roundtable, which represents the most elite of America's top chief executives, issued a... Read More
Fake News: The Post-Trump Economic 'Disaster' May. 02, 2019
Many "experts" expected, predicted and warned of instant economic disaster under a Donald Trump pres... Read More
We Need to Improve Our Financial Literacy May. 02, 2019
The economy continues to roar, and most Americans are keeping more of the money that they earn, but ... Read More
Where the Money Is May. 01, 2019
Famed bank robber Willie Sutton once explained that he busted into banks because "that's where the m... Read More
What Trump's Fed Nominations Say About the US Economy Apr. 11, 2019
President Donald Trump's latest nominees to the Federal Reserve's board of governors typify the pres... Read More
How to Talk to Your Girls (and Boys) About Money Mar. 13, 2019
Dear Readers: Recently, I've focused a lot on the challenges women often face in securing their fina... Read More
Are You Prepared for a Financial Emergency? Mar. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: What would happen if you were hit with an unexpected medical bill or layoff or your ad... Read More
