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By Tony Sagami On November 8, 201908:00 AM Eastern
I've squirreled away a pretty good pile of acorns, but apparently not enough to be invited to a $10,000-a-plate political fundraising dinner. Good thing, too; I'd tell them to pound sand.
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By Tony Sagami On October 18, 201908:00 PM Eastern
I went to the University of Washington in the 1970s and lived on the same dorm floor as several of the players on the football team. I was expecting a bunch of thick, muscle-bound gridiron heroes....
By Sean Brodrick On June 11, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Relying on Social Security for retirement? That could be the biggest mistake of your life.
First, Social Security benefits have lost a whopping 33% of their buying power since 2000, according to...
By Tony Sagami On April 26, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Geez, how'd I get so stinkin' old so fast?
I admit it; I was hit with a feeling of melancholy on my 50th birthday. But it got even worse when I received an invitation from AARP a few weeks...
By Mike Larson On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
President Trump upped the ante in the U.S.-China trade war this week, vowing to slap new tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. The 10% levy will start September 24. Depending on how...
By Tony Sagami On August 31, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s back-to-school time.
Most kids groan at the loss of their carefree summer days. But my siblings and I couldn’t wait to get back to school.
You see, sitting in class and hanging out with...
By Tony Sagami On June 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Why should you include some cryptocurrencies in your portfolio? There are dozens of reasons, but here are three of the most shocking …
Reason #1. Zimbabwe. I’ve never set foot in Zimbabwe, but...
By Tony Sagami On June 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“Excitement on blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology has rapidly spread. [Blockchain] has moved well beyond the cryptocurrency realm.”
— Erin Kim, Blockchain Canada board member
Did...
By Tony Sagami On May 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Remember the 2008-'09 financial crisis? I sure do, and it wasn’t pretty. It’s why the Federal Reserve kicked off its bold program of Quantitative Easing in late 2008 with a goal of staving off a...
By Tony Sagami On April 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
April 15, aka “Tax Day”, is behind us, but I pay a lot of attention to a different tax day: Tax Freedom Day.
Tax Freedom Day? That’s the mythical day when we as a nation have earned enough money...