In speaking with friends it still surprises me how many have yet to freeze their credit reports. I know it seems like a bit of a hassle, but it's not and the protection it provides is remarkable. It will take you less than 30 minutes and will cost...

Today I came across a bit of information that I had not heard before. According to Ric Edelman in his book "The Lies About Money", he mentioned that there is no gift tax limit when you make a check payable to an institution (like a college). I'm no...

Have you ever thought through your budget and tried to figure out how your spending compares to others by category? Are you living at your means, or above/below your means in the big categories that count? This thought crossed my mind the other day...

I read a new book recently called the Pathway. I was actually published a few years ago, but it's new to me! I find the essential premise of the book to be straight-forward, but perhaps I never thought through the implications. The premise of "The...

Who doesn't like cash? I don't do a lot of individual stock picking, but I do watch the dividends of some stocks in order to roughly gauge how a company is doing. I realize there are hundreds of metrics out there, and new ones are created regularly....