I knew Dr. Jim Dahle for a long time although we have never met in person. He's an emergency room doctor who also runs The White Coat Investor blog. I often include his blog posts in my weekly digests. Jim is a much more productive blogger than I [...]
Vanguard Podcasts
I listen to podcasts on the way to and from work. I just found out Vanguard offers two good podcasts. Vanguard Perspectives® This one is in video but you can turn off the screen and just listen to the audio part. It covers some macroeconomic topics [...]
Expert Interview on Mint
As part of its Expert Interviews series, personal financial account aggregation and analytics site Mint.com interviewed me. Among other questions I was asked what are some common misconceptions about investing I see floating around, and what are some [...]
2013 Reader Survey Results
I put out a short survey for reader feedback on December 30. I received more than 100 responses. I want to thank everyone for taking the time in giving me feedback. Overall Rating To the question Compare The Finance Buff blog with other personal [...]
Financial Advisors Support Peer Who Lost His Home
Although the public comments on the financial planner who found the best way to lose his home are mostly negative, it's the opposite in the financial advisors circle. Michael Kitces asked his financial advisors audience Which Is More Important In [...]
Who Is A Millionaire?
I hear people use the word millionaire, but I'm not sure what exactly it means. For example, President Obama said in his latest State of the Union address, "Before we take money away from our schools or scholarships away from our students, we should [...]
Blog Economics: A Look From Inside
Although I have been blogging for four years, I didn't write much about the economics of blogging. As I prepare to close the books for this year, I thought some of you may be interested in a look from inside. If you read blogs, you should know what's [...]
Explore TIPS: A Practical Guide to Investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Long time readers know I have a special interest in TIPS, the inflation indexed bonds. At one of my annual reader surveys, a reader asked why I wrote about TIPS all the time. I like TIPS because they are truly unique - the only investment with a [...]
It’s Not 529’s (Or 401k’s) Fault
Ever since I switched from reading Financial Times to Wall Street Journal (FT subscription ran out; no option to use airline miles), I started encountering more and more sob stories. On Tuesday I mentioned the story about laid-off employees [...]
