Getting Over My Fear of Investing in the Stock Market

With the interest rates on certificates of deposit at ridiculous lows — below 1% at my local bank, which usually has higher returns than the big-name banks — what’s a cautious investor to do? I still dream of the heyday of 5.5% interest rates on 6-month CDs, when I laddered CDs to my heart’s content. […]

Estate Planning: Get Your Financial House in Order

If you were to pass away suddenly, do your loved ones know your final wishes? Perhaps they know the more morbid stuff, such as whether you want to be buried or cremated (personally, I’d love to be put out to sea on a funeral pyre on a Viking ship, a la Rocket Gilbraltar). But what […]