2018 and older
April 9, 2018 Logging into my bank account a couple weeks back, I saw an unfamiliar transaction. A substantial amount had been withdrawn the day before. The transaction was labeled Transfer To PayPal. I have had a PayPal account for…
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April 2, 2018 We are now three months into 2018 and there is still much confusion around the impact of the tax legislation passed in November. One big area of uncertainty is how to check whether tax withholdings from pay…
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March 26, 2018 All football fans know that “second and ten” refers to the second down in a football game where a team still has ten yards to go to gain another first down. Irrespective of the field position of…
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March 19, 2018 While Millennials are criticized for carrying high debts and student loans, they are statistically much better savers than previous generations. Currently between the ages of 22 and 37, Millennials are saving more than any other age group!…
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March 12, 2018 Quite a bit of the news cycle has lately been taken up by the new steel and aluminum tariffs signed into effect last week and the impact these policies may have on our trading partners. It seems…
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March 5, 2018 Wow, what a February! Following the peaceful performance of the prior 15 months, market craziness (called volatility) returned to our investment lives last month. Sweaty palmed traders and news commentators seemed hell bent on scaring investors to…
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February 26, 2018 The “rich” continue to be the focus of much interest. Whether it be a reality TV show, or the demonization of the 1%, rarely a week goes by without some reference to this generally anonymous segment of…
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February 19, 2018 I was recently driving to see friends in Ocean City, New Jersey. The sign “Welcome to New Jersey” greeted me as I headed over the Walt Whitman bridge from Philadelphia. I was using Google Maps on my…
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February 12, 2018 The Olympic games are here again – this time in the frigid temperatures of South Korea. The immediate focus is on the spectacular exploits taking place on snow and ice, and the surprising cordiality between the two…
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February 5, 2018 Do you remember the popular 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter? It was about a high school teacher who returns to his inner city alma mater to teach a remedial class of slackers known as the “Sweathogs”. The show was…
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