Post tagged with finances

  • Does Aging Affect Your Financial Decision Making?

    June 20th, 201109:36 AM ET
    By Mark Biller
    Closing out the recent Morningstar investment conference was Harvard's Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics David Laibson. He tackled the unpleasant but important topic of cognitive decline among the elderly and the impact it has on their financial and investing decisions. Combining information from this summary of Laibson's address ...

  • New Free Report: Inflation History – The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Dollar

    February 16th, 201104:00 PM ET
    By Joseph Slife
    The economic events of the past two years, and the government's response to them, have many wondering how long it will be before inflation returns — and how strong it will be. The Obama administration's new budget, released this week, projects a 2011 budget deficit of $1.6 trillion dollars and a doubling of the national debt—from $9 trillion t...

  • 20 Years of Helping People Have More So They Can Give More

    July 01st, 201001:14 PM ET
    By Matthew Pryor
    Despite market upheavals, financial crises, and recessions, tens of thousands of Christian investors have been able to improve their financial stability and accelerate their charitable giving with help from Sound Mind Investing, the nation's premier newsletter for Christian investors, now celebrating 20 years of monthly publication. Financial teac...

  • Spiritual money myths

    March 15th, 201004:28 PM ET
    By Joseph Slife
    From SMI's audio archive, executive editor Mark Biller explains how Scripture can correct common mistaken ideas about money. Mark was interviewed by host Bob Crittenden on Faith Meeting House, a program produced by Alabama's Faith Radio.   Click the arrow below to listen (30 min.) - or use this link to download (right click/save as). _...

  • Can't have it both ways

    March 03rd, 201002:28 PM ET
    By Mark Biller
    This report on the "state of the postal service" is a great microcosm of the choices we are going to have to increasingly make over the coming years. There's a big financial problem: The U.S. Postal Service estimates $238 billion in losses in the next 10 years if lawmakers, postal regulators and unions don't give the mail agency more flexib...

  • On Presidents' Day, financial wisdom from past presidents

    February 15th, 201012:38 PM ET
    By Joseph Slife
    Below are several quotes about money management from late U.S. presidents. Some quotes relate to personal financial management, others to the management of the government's finances. Some touch on both areas. First, from Kiplinger.com: George Washington: "As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method...

  • There's good news, and there's bad news

    July 29th, 200910:58 AM ET
    By Mark Biller
    The good news is the index of leading economic indicators is signaling that the recession is nearing its end: The index of leading indicators, which signals turning points in the economy, is rising at a rate that has accurately indicated the end of every recession since the index began to be compiled in 1959. The index was reported this week to h...

  • Savings rate improvement may be an illusion

    July 15th, 200909:32 AM ET
    By Mark Biller
    In June I wrote: "In recent months, savings rates have headed higher. Borrowing is sharply lower. We're seeing a gradual return to the 'old-fashioned' wealth-building techniques of the past." Jon Markman says "not so fast": Analysts at TrimTabs Research reported last week that the government's Bureau of Economic Analysis is painting a wildl...

  • Savings rate jumps to highest level in 15 years

    June 26th, 200910:59 AM ET
    By Mark Biller
    In the June editorial, I wrote that consumers were sharply adjusting their spending/borrowing/saving habits. Here's the proof, from this report on May incomes: "With the boost to incomes, the savings rate rose to 6.9%., the highest in 15 years." Unfortunately, the "boost to incomes" referred to was primarily due to one-time stimulus checks ...

  • Maximizing income from CDs

    June 19th, 200911:35 AM ET
    By Mark Biller
    James Stewart of SmartMoney has a counterintuitive strategy for investing in CD's (certificates of deposit, not the musical variety). Instead of buying longer maturities in order to get slightly better yields, he thinks savers should currently be shortening their maturities. In this environment, I have a suggestion that bucks the conventional wi...
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