Photo credit: stavos Around this time every year, “well-used” shirts magically disappear from my closet. For years, I thought I was losing my mind. Then I realized that it was my wife’s not-so-subtle way of telling me it was time to do a little spring cleaning. Out with the old, in with the new. She’s...Read More

First-quarter 401(k) account statements will be arriving in mail boxes in a few short weeks. When they do, a lot of Americans will wonder why they even bothered contributing. For all of the day-to-day noise, the market is going to finish the quarter pretty much where it started. And to think, the market hasn’t even...Read More

Tadas Viskanta at Abnormal Returns posted an interesting piece on the rise of robo-advisors: Peak Robo-Advisor? Tadas asked his fellow financial bloggers to chime in on the robo revolution, and I shared my thoughts below: Q: Venture capital has likely dried up for stand-alone robo-advisors. If so, where does the business of rob-advising go? Or said...Read More

Americans who retire or change jobs face one of the most important questions of their financial lives: What to do with a 401k plan that might have ballooned to be a huge piece of their net worth after years of saving and employer matching. Excluding the value of any home equity, the 401k plan might...Read More

Nothing – and I mean nothing – will change your life as dramatically as the birth of your first child. It’s a wonderful experience and one that I hope everyone gets to experience. But it will turn your life upside down. That chic apartment downtown no longer makes sense… nor does that sporty two-seater car....Read More