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Changing "Classes" I have always viewed myself as being part of the "working-class". It is probably because of my upbringing. Maybe that is why I have been able to save a relatively high percentage of my income over the last 30 years. I have been very fortunate and blessed. I...

The following article made a lot of sense to me when I read it exactly five years ago before today. I decided to stay 100% invested in equities after I read the article. Seeds of a New Boom for Stocks? -- The Motley Fool The stock market has generated about a 100% return over the last five...

Here's an interesting article about the dangers of investing in bonds at the present time: Bonds: So Much More Dangerous Than You Think The article concludes with the following question? At a conference two years ago, Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel laid out the history of stocks and...

We've kept track of our finances on Quicken for over eighteen years. For the heck of it, I just looked at the income/expense report on an "Earliest to date" basis. The expense category that surprised me the most was "Groceries". We spent over $132,000 on groceries for our family of six...

Let's have some fun and see who has the best insight into 2013. I predict that the Dow will close at 14,150 (a new record) on 12/31/13. Where do you think the Dow will be a year from now?

A factory in our community has an 87 year old old tradition of using an old steam whistle to create eerie music at midnight on Christmas Eve. The whistle can be heard up to ten miles away from the factory. Click on this link to check it out: Does your community have any weird, but neat...

What was your best stock pick in the last five years? I was reading another thread where an individual was hoping to get a monthly return of 5% on a consistent basis. The expectation seems unreasonable but it did make me start thinking. What was your best stock pick in the last five years...

I have always followed the advice given to me by one of our retired partners. He used to always say: "Your cheapest car is the one you are already driving". I sold my first car after it left me sit three times along the road within one month. I got my money's worth from my AAA membership...