Why It’s Time to Retire the 401(k) – Part 1

Retiree Robert Shively spends his days on the golf course. For many, that would be a dream come true, but not quite in the way Shively does it. The 68-year-old is the cart mechanic at the Niagara Falls Country Club.
Two and a half decades ago, his then employer, Occidental Petroleum Corp., cut its traditional defined [...]

The Case for Christmas

Have you ever thought about what the real reason for the season was?
When it comes to Christmas, what do you think about?
Do you think about Santa –
His elves, his reindeer, holiday lights, shopping, shopping, shopping or Black Friday?
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the [...]

Real Estate Increases/ Decreases! Which Regions are Moving in which Direction

The latest S&P/Case-Schiller Home Price report was released last week. Case-Schiller measures the residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of the residential real estate market in 20 metropolitan regions across the United States. I was curious to see what regions were starting to reverse trends and move upwards.
Here are the top 20, listed [...]

Will Kansas win this year?

The target sits squarely on the backs of the Kansas Jayhawks. They are the consensus preseason pick as the No. 1 team in college basketball for 2009-10. If there is a publication or poll that has selected another No. 1, it has been done quietly and without much thought.
As a HUGE fan of Kansas growing [...]