A friend recently chastised me for having too much political content on this blog.  “Start another blog!”, he ordered.  I disagree because every topic I choose for this blog pertains to your financial health, even if only indirectly.  But it’s true; I do mostly take a macro, or big-picture view.So this is a micro issue […]

Yesterday, during my lunchtime jog, as the stream of consciousness flowed, snippets of the week’s news kept bobbing by.  I never watch the news; why compound the damage?  The only time I ever listen to the news is in the car.  And then only to NPR/FOX.* “Two men caught in Paris with bomb-making materials”“The DOW […]

I hope I don’t repeat myself too often in pointing out that the titles of this Financial Myths blog are, indeed, financial myths.  Especially this one.  All the Fed Fund rate is is the rate that the Federal Reserve suggests that banks charge each other for overnight loans to meet their reserve requirements.  Financially sound banks […]

These are not myths!  Becoming a millionaire seems out of reach to many people. It appears as if you need money to make money. However, several studies have been applied to millionaires and billionaires. These studies covered habits of the upper class instead of just their financial status. Take a look at the habits or […]

Yes, the title of this blog is a myth.  In fact, I find most evidence to the contrary.  Part of the reason is that like everyone else in business, journalists want “customers” and often resort to a bit of hyperbole or even outright falsehood to get more eyeballs.  The myth is that journalists have nothing […]