There aren't a lot of investment experts who will tell you what they
said 10 years ago and just how much of it turned out to be right. But
John C. Bogle isn't your average investment expert.
Many tax advisors tell their self-employed clients -- including those
who are "consulting" while looking for work -- to open separate
business bank accounts to make it easier to separate business and
personal expenses for tax purposes.
Relief to seniors facing high prescription drug costs is one of the
first changes to come under the new health care overhaul. But
ultimately that won't offset the relentless increase in retirees'
medical expenses.
When it comes to your personal balance sheet, there's good news and bad
news — according to economists. The good news is that you're saving
more; the bad news is that you're spending less. That should teach you
never to run your personal finances based on economists' advice.
For unemployed Americans, searching the Web for jobs is about as key to starting the day as a cup of coffee. Indeed, some 11 million new positions appeared online in the first half of 2009 – plenty more than the 7 million-plus lost since the recession began.
For several months now, even the most hard-luck investors have had a decent run on Wall Street. Yet one accomplished moneyman is still waiting for good news: a rumpled 78-year-old Omaha, Neb. resident named Warren Buffett.
In the world of investing, they went from being a positively boring option to an almost sexy one in a matter of weeks. Municipal bonds, those securities your mom and dad would own and lecture you to buy.
For several months now, even the most hard-luck investors have had a decent run on Wall Street. Yet one accomplished moneyman is still waiting for good news: a rumpled 78-year-old Omaha, Neb. resident named Warren Buffett.
