Pull the Plug on Material Access with your Kids

A few Teen Commandments about what we should provide for our kids: “Take me shopping.” “Thou shall give me what I want.” “Thou shalt spoil me rotten.” “Thou shalt leave everything to your kids when you die.” “Thou shalt shower thy youth in riches.” These are the same teens who wisely ask parents to set [...]

An Interview with Al Jacobs

1.  There are so many books on personal finance and investing these days.  How is your book unique and why should people find it compelling? Despite some notable exceptions, most books on finance and investment embrace particular techniques, topics, or advisors, where the reader relies upon some prepackaged program.  Nobody’s Fool: A Skeptic’s Guide to [...]