Scott Burns of the Dallas News is known for his "Couch Potato Portfolios". These are literally the simplest, laziest, easiest portfolios that you will ever see. The Basic Couch Potato Portfolio is 50% Total US Stock and 50% Total US Bond … [Read the rest]
For the month of April, HBO is making 500 hours of programming available to stream for free (without ads) for a limited time on HBO Now and HBO Go services without a subscription. You can download the HBO Go or HBO Now apps for iOS and Android, and … [Read the rest]
I'm quite familiar with working from home in my tiny 78 sq. ft. "office", but after looking at some online WFH gear guides recently, it's all about standing desks, latest laptop models, and USB hubs. Eh? My desk is a basic folding table and my … [Read the rest]
As a follow-up to my initial post on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), there has been a some speculation as to the specific documentation required to prove your eligibility and payroll numbers. Each lender may have some discretion as to … [Read the rest]
If you can take it, here is some more humbling food for thought. Here is a comparison of the growth of $10,000 invested in either the Total US stock, Total International Stock, or Total US bond index fund from the beginning of this century … [Read the rest]
If you are a small business impacted by COVID-19, including self-employed and independent contractors, you have hopefully been following the developments of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance … [Read the rest]
The Federal Reserve further cut their target Fed Funds Rate to zero in March, so we continue to see a steady stream of rate drops on cash savings. I hope that some of you got a nice rate locked-in if you tried to refinance your mortgage. Here's … [Read the rest]
It is estimated that 1 in 5 students across the world are currently unable to attend school. In response, the Internet Archive opened the National Emergency Library, which suspends the normal lending waitlists on its 1.4 million digitized books. … [Read the rest]
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the federal government approved a third round of economic relief. There is plenty of media coverage, but after reading multiple articles I noticed that nearly all of them miss at least one thing that another … [Read the rest]
In an article about the challenges of autonomous vehicles, I came across a chart of the Hype Cycle from the consulting firm Gartner that supposedly models the life cycle of new technology: Maybe it's just me, but I found this curve to also … [Read the rest]
It might be a little painful, but it may be worthwhile to check on your pre-tax IRAs during this dip. If you have been thinking of converting your "Traditional" IRAs over to Roth IRAs, your shrunken gains will lead to a smaller tax bill now, while … [Read the rest]
Amazon and Target have a few sales on video games and board games to help with that cabin fever. Amazon.com. Get 3 for the price of 2 on board games and video games. Also, check to see if you are targeted for this Amazon Spend $20 Get $5 eBook … [Read the rest]
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