I don't know if it's just a local cultural thing but I do think that keeping-up-with-the-Joneses also happens beyond out borders. Envy might just be part of the human experience.
People often fall into the mucky pit that is neighbor envy. What good...
Tuesday May 4, 2010 14:52
Posted by Alex as Investing
Newsweek has quite an interesting take on retirement planning, claiming that the math behind retirement planning should be carefully studied since they don't really factor in what happens during retirement.
The article claims that many retirement...
Sunday April 25, 2010 16:04
Posted by Alex as Investing
We've all thought about the hypothetical situation of someone magically handing you $1 million tax-free. How will you spend it?
We've also heard about lottery winners blowing all of their prize money that in just less than a month's time, they're even...
Monday April 12, 2010 14:36
Posted by Alex as Investing
No one in this day and age wants to die penniless and lonely. That's probably the plight best left to poets of the Victorian era which was more than a century ago.
That's why retirement planning has been so important lately. However, the economy, has...
Thursday April 8, 2010 05:12
Posted by Alex as Investing
Many people would probably think that having a million dollars stashed away for retirement should be more than enough to deal with your bucket list. These days, the age old adage is but a misconception. Turns out that $1 million isn't enough for you to...