Today’s blog is on the light side. My 29th birthday is coming up yet again, so I decided to see what historical figures were also born in June. Here are a few I’d like to share a birthday cake with:…
Except that you do. First off, what is cost basis? The term refers to what it cost you to buy something. Plus improvements (in the case of real assets.) For example, if you bought Amazon stock at $50/share, $50/share is…
Those of you small business owners will be familiar with the idea of quarterly estimated tax payments. The idea is that the IRS does not want to wait until April 15th to get all of their tax revenue from you. …
Super-fast blog today! If you are looking to generate regular payments out of your portfolio and find yourself in a quandary of what securities to sell, try this: Turn off the dividend/interest reinvestment feature in your mutual funds. Those distributions…
Is it safe to write about the banking crises that almost was? I try not to feed into the media frenzy when financial news is freaking people out. Maybe we can look back now and see what happened and if…
This week I am excited to share the expertise of interior designer Michelle Ku. What does this have to do with personal finance? Your house is a huge investment. Of course, you want to surround yourself with colors and objects…
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