Lawyers are operators of the toll bridge across which anyone in search of justice has to pass.

You normally don't get a margin call unless your securities, minus the debt, are worth 30% or less of their nominal market value.

No one knows what stocks will do tomorrow, but the evidence is clear as to how they'll perform over 10 or 20 years. They will almost certainly go up.

Everyone can get a little sloppy with cash and it's smart to notice. But what's squeezing you is the big stuff you ladle onto your credit cards.

Financial planners who take commissions have a built-in conflict of interest...even with disclosure, my choice would be a Fee-Only planner.

Never try to time the bond market. Anyone who claims to know the future of interest rates is certifiable.

Where you stand should not depend on where you sit.