http://www.financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dreaming-Financial-Samurai.m4a Every time I go to Honolulu, I spend a Sunday afternoon looking at dream homes. As I get older and think about family, I day dream of having a
http://www.financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Pension-Final.m4a If you’ve got a pension, count yourself as one of the lucky ones. Pensions, also known as Defined Benefit plans, have become rarer as companies force their employees to save
I’ve been thinking a lot about education recently because I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of our children. Are we really going to live in a world where
I’m sadly finishing up my 10-day business offsite in Honolulu, Hawaii. It’s only about 50 degrees back home in San Francisco, which is disappointing given I’m paying 10% state income tax
The Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to raise the range of the federal funds rate by 0.25% to 0.50% – 0.75% (from 0.25% – 0.5%) on 12/14/2016, citing progress
Theory: The desire for prestige is why we: 1) spend an outrageous sum of money on education, 2) kill ourselves at jobs we don’t like, 3) put up with colleagues and bosses
I’ve long wondered why people still spend a fortune attending private school when education is 100% free now thanks to the internet. I attended The College of William & Mary
The government gonna knock you out! For 2017, so far we’ve got: * A 0.5% increase in borrowing costs for mortgages, student loans, and consumer loans * A Federal Reserve
Higher interest rates are already a tax on consumers through higher mortgage rates, higher student loan rates and higher consumer loan rates. Is the economy strong enough to withstand a sudden
I don’t have a financial advisor, but I do have a Citigold wealth manager assigned to me for an after-tax investment account. You get one of those after you cross a certain asset
