Pin Money Club

(or “Where would your husband say was the most unusual place you’ve talked about money?”) 
I talk a lot about human nature in this blog - that’s because some of human nature’s most puzzling and counterproductive aspects are manifested in the way we deal (or don’t deal) with money. 
I get angry when I’m blogging too because I see things […]

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My sister may only let me write this one more post before she gets tired of being my blog guinea pig (hey sis, I love you, never forget that)!
So, fast forward from the great Google debate (see my 10/19 post). My sister then says, “Well, if I did want to buy a stock, how would […]

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More true stories from my extended family….
So my sister and I keep talking after the Google discussion (see 10/19 post) and she’s all excited to tell her husband about the fact that they already own Google in one of her their 401(k) mutual funds and maybe, perhaps, they’ll be able to retire someday (my sister […]

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I had my yearly mammogram today.
There I sat, surrounded by at least ten of my sisters, all of us frantically trying to hold our too-small, standard hospital-issue gowns closed and sweating out the possible outcome of this dreaded test. As I waited, a steady stream of modest newcomers crossed the threshold and I was struck […]

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Your employer may be taking money out of your paycheck and investing it in their 401k plan without your realizing it. But before you have your boss arrested, understand that this is a perfectly legal process known as “auto enrollment”; and for my money it’s a very good thing (sorry if you briefly thought your […]

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So, things are all hot and heavy with your mutual fund and you think this relationship might be going somewhere. Then, poof! The fund manager leaves! Are you better off?
Recent defections from high profile firms such as Janus lead one to think about relationships. The fact is, managers come and go all the time with […]

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So, I’m writing my blog here while I’m visiting my sister and she’s looking over my shoulder. She asks: “How do you even know where to get started? I watch Jim Cramer every day and he tells me I should buy Google - that while Google’s trading in the $600 + range, it could […]

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I read the news today (oh boy) - the first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, born just a few minutes after midnight on January 1, 1946, has today applied for first-time Social Security benefits. Being that she’s a first boomer to officially retire, the media is screaming “the sky is falling”; “the sky is falling” and scaring the […]

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