Apr 12 Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Tax Day By Paul Solman Tax day is breathing down our necks: just under one week left to file. And that's including this year's three-day extension; tax day bumped from the traditional April 15th to the 18th, since D.C. government workers have the day off… Continue reading
Apr 12 Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Tax Day By Elizabeth Shell Tax day is breathing down our necks: just under one week left to file. And that's including this year's three-day extension; tax day bumped from the traditional April 15th to the 18th since DC government workers are off Friday (the… Continue reading
Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine’s Day By Elizabeth Shell Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as 'positively rational.'… Continue reading
Sep 11 If the FDIC Asks for More Credit from Treasury, What Happens to Inflation? Question: With the FDIC’s funds diminishing, what are the chances it will tap its credit line to the Treasury? And what does that mean for inflation? Paul Solman: The more the… Continue reading
Sep 10 How Can I Preserve, Protect, and Grow My Savings? Question: How should 65-year-olds be preserving their finances in order to make it to 90 without going into the poor house? We’ve lost a big chunk in the market; the savings we have is getting no interest. How can we… Continue reading
Apr 15 Can We Prepare for Inflation? Editor’s Note: The government reported Wednesday that consumer prices fell in March, indicating a weakened demand for goods and services. But while this price drop raises the specter of deflation, many economists contend that the real risk to… Continue reading
Mar 18 Why Are Pension Funds Investing in Hedge Funds? Question: Why were pension funds allowed to “invest” in a hedge fund? Hedge funds are nothing more than gambling. Paul Solman: Because pension funds are supposedly big enough and therefore sophisticated enough to know what they’re doing and take considered… Continue reading
Feb 03 How Much of My Investments Should Be in Gold? Question/Comment: How much of my investments should be in gold? Paul Solman: Unfortunately, I can’t possibly give you an answer to your question, except to say that none of my investments are in gold (or ever have been). Thus,… Continue reading
Sep 22 If someone said to you, I have $100,000 of hard earned money saved, where would you invest it? Question/Comment: If someone said to you, I have $100,000 of hard earned money saved, where would you invest it? Paul Solman: In U.S. government TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, I suppose. They pay an… Continue reading