Money Decisions

A financial system that runs itself — where savings happen automatically, bills are paid on schedule, investments grow without active management, and the monthly financial … Read more

Passive income — money earned without active ongoing labour — is the aspiration behind much financial planning and the misunderstood promise behind much financial marketing. … Read more

The Roth IRA is the most powerful tax-advantaged savings vehicle available to most working Americans — not because it provides an immediate tax benefit (it … Read more

The home purchase decision is one of the most financially consequential of a lifetime — and one of the most commonly made under conditions of … Read more

Inflation erodes the purchasing power of money held in low-yield accounts — a dollar saved today buys less in five years if it has not … Read more

The salary conversation — requesting a raise, countering a job offer, negotiating at review — is among the highest-return financial actions available and among the … Read more

Tax reduction through legal, available mechanisms — deductions, credits, and tax-advantaged account contributions — is one of the most reliable financial improvements available. Unlike investment … Read more

Financial fraud targeting older adults is among the fastest-growing and most financially devastating forms of consumer crime — with annual losses estimated in the billions … Read more

The conventional framing of spending less as deprivation is inaccurate. The research on spending and wellbeing consistently shows that above a threshold of basic material … Read more

Children are expensive — the cost estimates for raising a child to 18 routinely exceed $250,000 including education. But the spending trajectory of many families … Read more