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Despite your political persuasion, Governor Gray Davis shows how even the golden goose can be cooked. His mistakes rightly deserve the ridicule he has received.

October is a good time to review your portfolio for investments that can be sold for a loss.

You can learn a lot about financial management from snapping turtles.

“Bet on red.” replied my mother, “Now, let’s talk about how much risk you want to take.”

Inflation ultimately has to rise and keep pace with increases in the money supply.

It is usually better to be a seller of options than a buyer of options.

All investors should have a certain measure of foreign investments. That may sound scary, but not as scary as putting all your eggs in one country’s basket!

While everyone agrees that you should be diversified, it is important to know what your manager means by the term “diversified.”

In addition to registering for a blender and picking floral arrangements, make sure that your marriage has the financial accounts and monetary habits necessary to meet your shared financial goals.

The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore.

If you add the costs of complying with government regulations, the cost to society is over 50%. Imagine the economic boom if the other half of workers’ labor were set free to boost productivity!

Today, we have 8,269 mutual funds. About one-third of all common stocks are held in mutual funds.

The current distorted tax system has resulted in a steady decline of dividend payouts over the past two decades and was a major contributing factor in the stock market bubble of 1999 and recent three-year bust.

In the US we allow companies to go bankrupt when they cannot succeed in business.

I say, “Let the rich be rich!”